---
id: CVE-2026-114110
title: Astral uv before 0.11.6 Arbitrary File Deletion via Wheel RECORD Entries
summary: >-
  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 refer…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-23
vendor: astral-sh
product: uv
affected:
  - uv < 0.11.6
published: '2026-10-21'
updated: '2026-10-21'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-21T00:37:09.626Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-114110'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/security/advisories/GHSA-pjjw-68hj-v9mw'
    label: GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-pjjw-68hj-v9mw)
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/astral-uv-before-0.11.6-arbitrary-file-deletion-via-wheel-record-entries
    label: >-
      VulnCheck Advisory: Astral uv before 0.11.6 Arbitrary File Deletion via
      Wheel RECORD Entries
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-21T01:37:08.012Z'
---

## Overview

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

- `uv < 0.11.6`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.