CVE-2026-113726High· 7.8▾ Twilightvirtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to 21.13.0, the bash activate script that zsh also sources leaves the environment name unescaped; from 21.13.0 until 21.14.4, it escapes backslashes, dollar si…
▾ Twilight zone — High severity, or a signal on a lesser flaw
impact 42.9 · likelihood 0.1 · exploitation 0
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Last analysed / modified upstream
virtualenv is a tool for creating isolated virtual python environments. Prior to 21.13.0, the bash activate script that zsh also sources leaves the environment name unescaped; from 21.13.0 until 21.14.4, it escapes backslashes, dollar signs, and backticks only when BASH_VERSION is set, so zsh receives the raw value. The script assigns that value to PS1. In zsh with PROMPT_SUBST, an attacker-influenced environment directory, --prompt, or VIRTUALENV_PROMPT value containing command, parameter, or arithmetic expansion syntax can therefore execute commands in the user's shell each time the prompt is drawn. A percent sign is separately interpreted as a zsh prompt escape but does not by itself execute commands. Plain zsh with PROMPT_SUBST disabled and bash are not affected by this mechanism. This issue is fixed in version 21.14.4.
virtualenv < 21.14.4Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.
Affected packages:
virtualenv < 21.14.4Patched in:
virtualenv 21.14.4Source: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-5vjq-rrrf-7h2q
Connected by shared product, vendor, weakness, or advisory.
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