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High · 8.4 CVE-2026-47781 EUVD-2026-52867GHSA-qq6c-99pv-prvfPYSEC-2026-2863

pdm: Project-Controlled `.pdm-plugins` Content Executes Before CLI Parsing

Published Aug 4, 2026 · Updated Aug 5, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
pdm-project pdm < 2.27.0 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 pdm 2.27.0-1 —
Debian 13 pdm No fix yet —
Debian 12 pdm No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 pdm No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS pdm No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed python-pdm 2.28.0-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:11124-1
openSUSE Leap 16.0 python-pdm 2.22.3-bp160.2.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:21161-1

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
PyPI pdm < 2.27.0 2.27.0 GHSA-qq6c-99pv-prvf

Advisories 2

References