Wheel
Vendor:
First CVE: Dec 23, 2022 · Active for 3 years
2
Total CVEs
More Total CVEs than 49% of tracked products
1.0
Avg CVEs / Year
Bottom 1%
6.5
Avg CVSS
Higher Avg CVSS than 29% of tracked products
0.0%
KEV Rate
Bottom 1%
Trends Over Time
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact Wheel over time
Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
Dec 23, 2022
3 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Jan 22, 2026
183 days ago
CVE Severity & Scoring
Wheel2 CVEs
50%
50%
All CVEs352,231 CVEs
45%
40%
11%
MediumHigh
Attack Vector
Local1 (50.0%)
Network1 (50.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Physical0 (0.0%)
Adjacent Network0 (0.0%)
Attack Complexity
Low2 (100.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
User Interaction
None1 (50.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Required1 (50.0%)
Privileges Required
Low0 (0.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
None2 (100.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Top CVEs
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (2 CVEs).
2 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2022-40898HIGH An issue discovered in Python Packaging Authority (PyPA) Wheel 0.37.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via attacker controlled input to wheel cli. | Dec 23, 2022 | 7.5 | 26 | NO | NO |
CVE-2026-24049MEDIUM wheel is a command line tool for manipulating Python wheel files, as defined in PEP 427. In versions 0.40.0 through 0.46.1, the unpack function is vulnerable to file permission mod | Jan 22, 2026 | 5.5 | 25 | NO | NO |
Exploit Exposure
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (2 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 (2 CVEs).
Media Mentions
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (2 CVEs).
Top CNAs Publishing CVEs For Wheel
Top CWEs
Versions
No cataloged versions.