CVE-2026-47781 (GCVE-0-2026-47781)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-04 18:42 – Updated: 2026-08-05 13:48
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
pdm: Project-Controlled `.pdm-plugins` Content Executes Before CLI Parsing
Summary
PDM is a Python package and dependency manager. In versions up to and including 2.26.9, PDM automatically loads project-local plugins from a .pdm-plugins directory during initialization, allowing an attacker-controlled file in an untrusted repository checkout to execute arbitrary Python code before any command is parsed. This happens because load_plugins() runs during Core.init() and adds .pdm-plugins via site.addsitedir(), which processes .pth files and immediately executes any line beginning with import, so the code runs with the privileges of the user invoking pdm and even a benign command such as pdm --version triggers it (making the impact strongest in CI, automation, and privileged contexts). The issue is fixed in version 2.27.0.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-05 13:48 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/pdm-project/pdm/security/advis… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/pdm-project/pdm/releases/tag/2.27.0 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pdm-project | pdm |
Affected:
< 2.27.0
|
guessed |
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