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python-pip: vulnerability history, versions and safety

python-pip is a package in the Ubuntu ecosystem. Vulert records 20 vulnerabilities for it across 10 releases, from Nov 2014 to Sep 2025. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.

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20 vulnerabilities recorded U20
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14 with no fix published

No patched version yet — these are the ones to plan around.

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0 in the last 12 months

Nothing new recorded in the last year.

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0 malicious-package vulnerabilities

No published version shipped hostile code.

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Vulert verdict on python-pip i

Updated on 23 Oct 2026

Careful: 14 of the 20 vulnerabilities Vulert records for this package have no fix yet. Plan around those, or apply the workaround listed for each. The rest have a fixed version to move to.

Long-term outlook: usable, but needs attention 20 vulnerabilities on record across 10 years, none in the last year.

What to do: Plan around the 14 vulnerabilities with no published fix: each lists the affected range and any workaround that reduces exposure. No fix yet: Vulert alerts you the moment one is published. Monitor it with Vulert →

  • Vulnerabilities on record 20 over 10 years · 0 in the last year i
  • Latest disclosure 25 Sep 2025 i
  • Highest CVSS 9.8 i
  • With no published fix 14 i

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01 Versions

Which versions are affected

Every version Vulert holds for python-pip, newest first, with the vulnerabilities that name it. A version with a count of zero has no recorded vulnerabilities; open a version to see the vulnerabilities it is exposed to.

Newest 10 of 10 versions on record. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.

02 Disclosure history

How often vulnerabilities are recorded

  • 2014 1
  • 2020 3
  • 2022 3
  • 2023 7
  • 2024 4
  • 2025 2

Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 0 of the 20 were recorded in the last 12 months.

03 Vulnerabilities

Recorded vulnerabilities for python-pip

The 5 most severe of 20 vulnerabilities recorded for this package

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Vulnerability Severity Fixed version ↓ Disclosed ↓
Critical Vulnerability in Certifi and Python Pip Packages: CVE-2023-37920 9.8 critical No fix published 25 Jul 2023
Path Traversal Vulnerability in setuptools Package Allows Arbitrary File Write 8.8 high No fix published 17 May 2025
Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Python Setuptools Package 8.8 high 1.5.4-1ubuntu4+esm5 15 Jul 2024
Critical Vulnerability in Python Pip: Insecure Package Installation via Extra Index URL 7.8 high No fix published 08 May 2020
Denial of Service Vulnerability in Python Packaging Authority (PyPA) Wheel and Pip Packages 7.5 high 1.5.4-1ubuntu4+esm3 23 Dec 2022

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Updated: 23/Oct/2026 · Vulnerabilities in our DB: 524315

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Questions

About python-pip

Is python-pip safe to use?

Vulert records 20 vulnerabilities for python-pip in Ubuntu: 0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium and 0 low, plus 20 not yet rated. 14 of them have no published fix yet, so those are the ones to avoid or mitigate.

How many vulnerabilities does python-pip have?

20 vulnerabilities are recorded for python-pip in the Ubuntu ecosystem: 0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium and 0 low, plus 20 not yet rated. The ledger on this page lists the same counts next to the date of the most recent disclosure.

How often are new python-pip vulnerabilities disclosed?

0 vulnerabilities were recorded for python-pip in the last 12 months, and the oldest entry in this database dates to 24 Nov 2014. Recency matters more than a lifetime total: it shows how actively new issues are being disclosed for the package you are considering.

Which versions of python-pip are affected?

Each vulnerability on this page lists the affected version range and the fixed version to move to. Open the vulnerability for the version you actually run — fixes are specific to a release line, not to the package as a whole.

How do I monitor python-pip for upcoming vulnerabilities?

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