Upstream information
Description
virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to 21.7.13, the generated activate (bash and zsh) and activate.fish scripts place values already escaped by shlex.quote inside an additional quoted context. In the bash and zsh script, a crafted virtual environment path reaches __VIRTUAL_ENV__ when a relocated environment's recorded directory is absent; in the fish script, crafted Tcl or Tk library paths reach __TCL_LIBRARY__ or __TK_LIBRARY__. The surplus quotes can terminate the data-only quoted run and leave shell metacharacters parsed as commands when a user sources the activation script, allowing code execution with that user's privileges. This issue is fixed in version 21.7.13.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having important severity.
| CVSS detail | CNA (GitHub) | SUSE |
|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.8 | 7 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Local | Local |
| Attack Complexity | Low | High |
| Privileges Required | None | None |
| User Interaction | Required | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality Impact | High | High |
| Integrity Impact | High | High |
| Availability Impact | High | High |
| CVSSv3 Version | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| CVSS detail | SUSE |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.3 |
| Vector | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| Attack Vector | Local |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Attack Requirements | Present |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | Passive |
| Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact | High |
| Vulnerable System Integrity Impact | High |
| Vulnerable System Availability Impact | High |
| Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Subsequent System Integrity Impact | None |
| Subsequent System Availability Impact | None |
| CVSSv4 Version | 4.0 |
Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Products under general support and receiving all security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python 3 15 SP7 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.1 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.1 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP4 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP5 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python 3 15 SP4 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python 3 15 SP5 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python 3 15 SP6 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
| SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP1 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP2 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP3 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP1 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP2 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP3 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP4 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-BCL | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.0 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.1 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.2 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.3 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
| Products at an unknown state of their lifecycle. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for NVIDIA 16.1 | python-virtualenv | Not affected |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Thu Oct 1 14:52:45 2026CVE page last modified: Thu Oct 1 18:51:50 2026