📄 Description (English)
A flaw was found in uv. This vulnerability allows an attacker to execute malicious code during package resolution or installation via specially crafted ZIP (Zipped Information Package) archives that exploit parsing differentials, requiring user interaction to install an attacker-controlled package.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
CVE-2025-13327 is a medium-severity vulnerability in the uv package manager that allows arbitrary code execution through maliciously crafted ZIP archives during package installation. The attack exploits parsing differentials in ZIP handling and requires user interaction to install an attacker-controlled package. While no public exploit is available and no patch exists yet, this poses a significant risk to development environments and supply chain security in Saudi organizations.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 16, 2026 17:29
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability primarily impacts Saudi technology companies, financial institutions with development teams, government IT departments, and telecommunications providers that use Python-based development workflows. High-risk sectors include: (1) Banking/SAMA-regulated entities using uv for internal development or third-party integrations; (2) Government agencies (NCA, NCSC) and critical infrastructure operators relying on Python tools; (3) Telecommunications (STC, Mobily, Zain) with development operations; (4) Energy sector (ARAMCO, utilities) with automation and DevOps pipelines; (5) Healthcare organizations using Python for data analytics and systems. Supply chain compromise could affect downstream customers and integrated systems.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Banking and Financial Services
Government and Public Administration
Telecommunications
Energy and Utilities
Healthcare
Technology and Software Development
Critical Infrastructure
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
T1195 - Supply Chain Compromise
T1195.001 - Compromise Software Dependencies
T1566.002 - Phishing: Spearphishing Link
T1204.001 - User Execution: Malicious Link
T1059.006 - Command and Scripting Interpreter: Python
T1027 - Obfuscation or Transformation of Data or Information
T1140 - Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
6.8
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediate Actions:
1. Audit all systems using uv package manager and document version numbers
2. Restrict uv usage to trusted, verified packages only until patch is available
3. Implement strict code review processes for all package installations
4. Disable automatic package installation in development environments
5. Monitor PyPI and official uv repositories for security advisories
Compensating Controls:
1. Use package pinning and lock files (requirements.txt with exact versions)
2. Implement air-gapped development environments for sensitive projects
3. Use private package repositories with strict access controls
4. Scan all ZIP archives with antivirus/malware detection before processing
5. Run package installations in isolated containers with minimal privileges
6. Implement network segmentation to limit lateral movement from compromised dev environments
Detection Rules:
1. Monitor for suspicious ZIP file handling in uv processes
2. Alert on unexpected code execution during package resolution phase
3. Track modifications to package metadata or installation scripts
4. Log all package installation attempts with source verification
5. Monitor for unusual network connections from package manager processes
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تدقيق جميع الأنظمة التي تستخدم مدير الحزم uv وتوثيق أرقام الإصدارات
2. تقييد استخدام uv للحزم الموثوقة والمتحقق منها فقط حتى توفر التصحيح
3. تطبيق عمليات مراجعة الأكواد الصارمة لجميع تثبيتات الحزم
4. تعطيل التثبيت التلقائي للحزم في بيئات التطوير
5. مراقبة PyPI ومستودعات uv الرسمية للتنبيهات الأمنية
الضوابط البديلة:
1. استخدام تثبيت الحزم والملفات المقفلة (requirements.txt بإصدارات محددة)
2. تطبيق بيئات تطوير معزولة للمشاريع الحساسة
3. استخدام مستودعات حزم خاصة مع ضوابط وصول صارمة
4. فحص جميع ملفات ZIP باستخدام كشف البرامج الضارة قبل المعالجة
5. تشغيل تثبيتات الحزم في حاويات معزولة بامتيازات محدودة
6. تطبيق تقسيم الشبكة لتحديد الحركة الجانبية من بيئات التطوير المخترقة
قواعد الكشف:
1. مراقبة معالجة ملفات ZIP المريبة في عمليات uv
2. تنبيهات على تنفيذ الأكواد غير المتوقعة أثناء مرحلة حل الحزم
3. تتبع التعديلات على بيانات وسيطات الحزم أو نصوص التثبيت
4. تسجيل جميع محاولات تثبيت الحزم مع التحقق من المصدر
5. مراقبة الاتصالات الشبكية غير العادية من عمليات مدير الحزم
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.5.1.1 - Information Security Policies and Procedures
ECC 2024 A.6.1.1 - Organization of Information Security
ECC 2024 A.8.1.1 - Asset Management and Inventory
ECC 2024 A.12.2.1 - Change Management
ECC 2024 A.14.2.1 - Secure Development and Deployment
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF ID.AM-1 - Asset Management
SAMA CSF ID.GV-1 - Governance
SAMA CSF PR.DS-6 - Data Security
SAMA CSF PR.IP-1 - Information Protection Processes
SAMA CSF DE.CM-1 - Detection and Analysis
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.5.1 - Policies for Information Security
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.1 - Asset Management
ISO 27001:2022 A.12.1 - Change Management
ISO 27001:2022 A.14.1 - Secure Development
ISO 27001:2022 A.14.2 - Security Testing
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
PCI DSS 6.2 - Security Patches and Updates
PCI DSS 6.3 - Security Testing
PCI DSS 12.2 - Configuration Standards
🔗 References & Sources 5
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-13327
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2407263
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https://github.com/astral-sh/uv
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https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/commit/da659fee4898a73dbc75070f3e82d49f745e4628
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https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/security/advisories/GHSA-pqhf-p39g-3x64
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