Setuptools
Vendor:
First CVE: Aug 6, 2013 · Active for 12 years
4
Total CVEs
More Total CVEs than 72% of tracked products
1.0
Avg CVEs / Year
Bottom 1%
6.9
Avg CVSS
Higher Avg CVSS than 39% of tracked products
0.0%
KEV Rate
Bottom 1%
Trends Over Time
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact Setuptools over time
Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
Aug 6, 2013
12 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Jul 8, 2026
17 days ago
CVE Severity & Scoring
Setuptools4 CVEs
75%
25%
All CVEs352,427 CVEs
45%
40%
11%
MediumHigh
Attack Vector
Local1 (25.0%)
Network2 (50.0%)
Unknown1 (25.0%)
Physical0 (0.0%)
Adjacent Network0 (0.0%)
Attack Complexity
Low2 (50.0%)
High1 (25.0%)
Unknown1 (25.0%)
User Interaction
None2 (50.0%)
Unknown1 (25.0%)
Required1 (25.0%)
Privileges Required
Low1 (25.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
None2 (50.0%)
Unknown1 (25.0%)
Top CVEs
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (4 CVEs).
4 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2026-59890MEDIUM setuptools is a package that allows users to download, build, install, upgrade, and uninstall Python packages. Prior to 83.0.0, FileList applied MANIFEST.in exclude, global-exclude | Jul 8, 2026 | 6.1 | 30 | NO | NO |
CVE-2025-47273HIGH setuptools is a package that allows users to download, build, install, upgrade, and uninstall Python packages. A path traversal vulnerability in `PackageIndex` is present in setupt | May 17, 2025 | 8.8 | 29 | NO | NO |
CVE-2022-40897MEDIUM Python Packaging Authority (PyPA) setuptools before 65.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via HTML in a crafted package or custom PackageIndex page. There is | Dec 23, 2022 | 5.9 | 22 | NO | NO |
CVE-2013-1633MEDIUM easy_install in setuptools before 0.7 uses HTTP to retrieve packages from the PyPI repository, and does not perform integrity checks on package contents, which allows man-in-the-mi | Aug 6, 2013 | 6.8 | 18 | NO | NO |
Exploit Exposure
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (4 CVEs).
CISA KEV
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Metasploit
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Nuclei
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
ExploitDB
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Social Chatter
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (4 CVEs).
Media Mentions
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (4 CVEs).
Top CNAs Publishing CVEs For Setuptools
Top CWEs
Versions
| Version | CVE Count | Avg CVSS | Avg EPSS | KEV | Exploits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.6.49 | 1 | 6.8 | 1.9% | 0 | 0 |
| 0.6.48 | 1 | 6.8 | 1.9% | 0 | 0 |
| 0.6.47 | 1 | 6.8 | 1.9% | 0 | 0 |
| 0.6.46 | 1 | 6.8 | 1.9% | 0 | 0 |
| 0.6.45 | 1 | 6.8 | 1.9% | 0 | 0 |
| 0.6.44 | 1 | 6.8 | 1.9% | 0 | 0 |
| 0.6.43 | 1 | 6.8 | 1.9% | 0 | 0 |
| 0.6.42 | 1 | 6.8 | 1.9% | 0 | 0 |
| 0.6.41 | 1 | 6.8 | 1.9% | 0 | 0 |
| 0.6.40 | 1 | 6.8 | 1.9% | 0 | 0 |