A flaw was found in python-pip in the way it handled Unicode separators in git references. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to install a different revision on a repository. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data integrity. This is fixed in python-pip version 21.1.
Fix
Public exploits 1
- frenzymadness/CVE-2021-3572 PoC on GitHub
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Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 6
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1962856 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1962856 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 5.7 · pypa, oracleNVD modified 2026-10-08 21:17
Affected (CPE criteria) 6
cpe:2.3:a:pypa:pip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:agile_product_lifecycle_management:9.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_network_function_cloud_native_environment:1.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_network_function_cloud_native_environment:22.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_policy:1.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_policy:22.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 8
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1962856 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0006/
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1962856 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0006/
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html Patch, Third Party Advisory