CVE-2026-114110: Astral uv before 0.11.6 Arbitrary File Deletion via Wheel RECORD Entries

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-10-21 · updated 2026-10-22
Weakness: CWE-23

Description

Astral uv before 0.11.6 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows attackers to delete arbitrary files by supplying wheels with relative traversal paths in RECORD entries. Attackers can craft a malicious wheel whose RECORD references files outside the installation prefix, causing uv to delete those files when the user uninstalls the package.

Affected products

astral-sh uv: before 0.11.6 — fixed in 0.11.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: astral-sh uv 0.11.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/security/advisories/GHSA-pjjw-68hj-v9mw
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/astral-uv-before-0.11.6-arbitrary-file-deletion-via-wheel-record-entries

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