CVE-2026-6357
NONE—CVSS v3
—CVSS v2
0.14%
EPSS (exploit probability)
CWE-829CWE
Description
pip prior to version 26.1 would run self-update check functionality after installing wheel files which required importing well-known Python modules names. These module imports were intentionally deferred to increase startup time of the pip CLI. The patch changes self-update functionality to run before wheels are installed to prevent newly-installed modules from being imported shortly after the installation of a wheel package. Users should still review package contents prior to installation.
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