CVE-2026-113718: virtualenv: Xonsh activation literals depend on the script decoding codec
Caller-supplied prompt text can become executable syntax in the xonsh activation script. An attacker must influence the value passed to virtualenv, and a user must subsequently activate the environment.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-394h-qwmc-48pf
- github.com/pypa/virtualenv/commit/e5fc2e6e189a877ff559af288919e3525d13e5e0
- github.com/pypa/virtualenv/pull/3432
- github.com/pypa/virtualenv/releases/tag/21.14.9
- github.com/pypa/virtualenv/security/advisories/GHSA-394h-qwmc-48pf
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113718
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