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This vulnerability does not affect users who aren't installing from Mercurial.","modified":"2025-09-08T16:55:58Z","published":"2023-10-25T18:17:00Z","withdrawn":"2025-09-17T17:09:51Z","upstream":["CVE-2023-5752"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-5752"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://github.com/pypa/pip/pull/12306"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/F4PL35U6X4VVHZ5ILJU3PWUWN7H7LZXL/"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mq26-g339-26xf"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5752"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"python-pip","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/python-pip@1.5.4-1ubuntu4+esm5?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["1.4.1-2","1.5.4-1","1.5.4-1ubuntu1","1.5.4-1ubuntu3","1.5.4-1ubuntu4","1.5.4-1ubuntu4+esm1","1.5.4-1ubuntu4+esm2","1.5.4-1ubuntu4+esm3","1.5.4-1ubuntu4+esm4","1.5.4-1ubuntu4+esm5"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"python-pip","binary_version":"1.5.4-1ubuntu4+esm5"},{"binary_name":"python-pip-whl","binary_version":"1.5.4-1ubuntu4+esm5"},{"binary_name":"python3-pip","binary_version":"1.5.4-1ubuntu4+esm5"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5752.json"}},{"package":{"name":"python-pip","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/python-pip@8.1.1-2ubuntu0.6+esm11?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["1.5.6-7ubuntu1","1.5.6-7ubuntu2","8.0.2-7","8.0.3-1","8.0.3-2","8.1.0-1","8.1.0-2","8.1.1-1","8.1.1-2","8.1.1-2ubuntu0.1","8.1.1-2ubuntu0.2","8.1.1-2ubuntu0.4","8.1.1-2ubuntu0.6","8.1.1-2ubuntu0.6+esm2","8.1.1-2ubuntu0.6+esm3","8.1.1-2ubuntu0.6+esm4","8.1.1-2ubuntu0.6+esm5","8.1.1-2ubuntu0.6+esm6","8.1.1-2ubuntu0.6+esm8","8.1.1-2ubuntu0.6+esm10","8.1.1-2ubuntu0.6+esm11"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"python-pip","binary_version":"8.1.1-2ubuntu0.6+esm11"},{"binary_name":"python-pip-whl","binary_version":"8.1.1-2ubuntu0.6+esm11"},{"binary_name":"python3-pip","binary_version":"8.1.1-2ubuntu0.6+esm11"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5752.json"}},{"package":{"name":"python-pip","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/python-pip@9.0.1-2.3~ubuntu1.18.04.8+esm7?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["9.0.1-2","9.0.1-2.3~ubuntu1","9.0.1-2.3~ubuntu1.18.04.1","9.0.1-2.3~ubuntu1.18.04.2","9.0.1-2.3~ubuntu1.18.04.3","9.0.1-2.3~ubuntu1.18.04.4","9.0.1-2.3~ubuntu1.18.04.5","9.0.1-2.3~ubuntu1.18.04.5+esm2","9.0.1-2.3~ubuntu1.18.04.5+esm3","9.0.1-2.3~ubuntu1.18.04.6","9.0.1-2.3~ubuntu1.18.04.6+esm1","9.0.1-2.3~ubuntu1.18.04.7","9.0.1-2.3~ubuntu1.18.04.7+esm1","9.0.1-2.3~ubuntu1.18.04.8","9.0.1-2.3~ubuntu1.18.04.8+esm1","9.0.1-2.3~ubuntu1.18.04.8+esm2","9.0.1-2.3~ubuntu1.18.04.8+esm4","9.0.1-2.3~ubuntu1.18.04.8+esm6","9.0.1-2.3~ubuntu1.18.04.8+esm7"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"python-pip","binary_version":"9.0.1-2.3~ubuntu1.18.04.8+esm7"},{"binary_name":"python-pip-whl","binary_version":"9.0.1-2.3~ubuntu1.18.04.8+esm7"},{"binary_name":"python3-pip","binary_version":"9.0.1-2.3~ubuntu1.18.04.8+esm7"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5752.json"}},{"package":{"name":"python-pip","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/python-pip@20.0.2-5ubuntu1.11+esm3?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["18.1-5","18.1-5build1","18.1-5ubuntu1","20.0.2-2","20.0.2-4","20.0.2-5","20.0.2-5ubuntu1","20.0.2-5ubuntu1.1","20.0.2-5ubuntu1.3","20.0.2-5ubuntu1.4","20.0.2-5ubuntu1.5","20.0.2-5ubuntu1.6","20.0.2-5ubuntu1.7","20.0.2-5ubuntu1.8","20.0.2-5ubuntu1.9","20.0.2-5ubuntu1.10","20.0.2-5ubuntu1.10+esm2","20.0.2-5ubuntu1.11","20.0.2-5ubuntu1.11+esm2","20.0.2-5ubuntu1.11+esm3"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"python-pip-whl","binary_version":"20.0.2-5ubuntu1.11+esm3"},{"binary_name":"python3-pip","binary_version":"20.0.2-5ubuntu1.11+esm3"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-5752.json"}},{"package":{"name":"python-pip","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:22.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/python-pip@22.0.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.6?arch=source&distro=jammy"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["20.3.4-4","21.3.1+dfsg-3","22.0.2+dfsg-1","22.0.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1","22.0.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.2","22.0.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.3","22.0.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.4","22.0.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.5","22.0.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.6"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"python3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