uv ZIP Parsing Flaw Enables Code Execution During Package Install
CVE-2025-13327 Published on February 27, 2026

Uv: uv: specially crafted zip archives lead to arbitrary code execution due to parsing differentials
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.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2025-13327 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction and user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
HIGH
Privileges Required:
HIGH
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Timeline

Reported to Red Hat.

Made public.

Weakness Type

Improper Validation of Syntactic Correctness of Input

The product receives input that is expected to be well-formed - i.e., to comply with a certain syntax - but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input complies with the syntax.


Products Associated with CVE-2025-13327

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Affected Versions

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Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.02%
Percentile
4.42%

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