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Fedora 42 and 43 mingw-python-wheel Critical Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Fedora 42 and 43 mingw-python-wheel Critical Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

First seen 1 Feb 2026, 11:08 UTC • •

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ThreatCluster •March 12, 2026 at 13:27 UTC

A critical privilege escalation vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-24049 affects the MinGW Windows Python wheel library in Fedora 42 and 43. The vulnerability is addressed in the update to version 0.46.3, released on January 22, 2026, by Sandro Mani.

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