CVE-2022-26184

Name: CVE-2022-26184
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2022-03-21T22:15:08.03+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 1.83%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-26184 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. Poetry v1.1.9 and below was discovered to contain an untrusted search path which causes the application to behave in unexpected ways when users execute Poetry commands in a directory containing malicious content. This vulnerability occurs when the application is ran on Windows OS.. EPSS estimates a 1.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Poetry v1.1.9 and below was discovered to contain an untrusted search path which causes the application to behave in unexpected ways when users execute Poetry commands in a directory containing malicious content. This vulnerability occurs when the application is ran on Windows OS.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

1.83%

76.1th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-426

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Python-Poetry	Poetry	<= 1.1.9

References

https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry-core/pull/205/commits/fa9cb6f358ae840885c700f954317f34838caba7Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/releases/tag/1.1.9Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
https://www.sonarsource.com/blog/securing-developer-tools-package-managers/
https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry-core/pull/205/commits/fa9cb6f358ae840885c700f954317f34838caba7Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/python-poetry/poetry/releases/tag/1.1.9Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
https://www.sonarsource.com/blog/securing-developer-tools-package-managers/

Timeline

Published: Mar 21, 2022
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-26184?

How severe is CVE-2022-26184?

CVE-2022-26184 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.83% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-26184?

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Source: NVD / NIST