CVE-2026-24049 - Vulnerability Details

Related Threat Clusters

• Critical RCE Vulnerability in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Wheel Package

  A critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-24049) has been identified in the 'wheel' command-line tool used in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and its derivatives. This flaw allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking users or…

  2 articles · Updated April 29, 2026
• Fedora 42 and 43 mingw-python-wheel Critical Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

  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…

  2 articles · Updated February 1, 2026
• Security Vulnerability in Python Wheel Manipulation Tools Addressed

  A major security vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-24049 affects command line tools for manipulating Python wheel files. The vulnerability impacts tools that convert, unpack, and repack wheel archives, which are…

  2 articles · Updated February 1, 2026

Recent Intelligence Reports

• Ubuntu 24.04 LTS wheel Critical RCE Risk USN-8221-1 CVE-2026 — Linuxsecurity · April 29, 2026
• Spyder 43 flask-bundle Major Security Patch 2026 — Linuxsecurity · February 1, 2026
• Fedora 42 mingw-python-wheel Critical Privilege Escalation 2026 — Linuxsecurity · February 1, 2026
• Fedora 43 mingw-python-wheel Important Privilege Escalation CVE-2026 — Linuxsecurity · February 1, 2026
• Ubuntu 22 python-package Major Vulnerability Resolution 2026 — Linuxsecurity · February 1, 2026

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