In versions of uv from 0.12.7 to 0.12.18 on Windows, uv could be induced into writing a file outside of the installation prefix during wheel installation. A malicious wheel could use this to place an executable outside of the intended environment, including in a directory already present on the user's PATH. This vulnerability only affects Windows hosts; no other platforms are affected.
In versions of uv prior to 0.11.15, when installing a distribution containing an entry point specification (under console_scripts or gui_scripts), uv would place the generated entry point according to the given name even if doing so resulted in a path outside of the environment's scripts directory. A malicious wheel could use this to place an executable outside of the intended environment, including in a directory already present on the user's …
A flaw was found in uv. This vulnerability allows an attacker to execute malicious code during package resolution or installation via specially crafted ZIP (Zipped Information Package) archives that exploit parsing differentials, requiring user interaction to install an attacker-controlled package.