wheel vulnerabilities and fixes
Recent CVEs affecting wheel, with upgrade or downgrade steps. 1 tracked.
wheel has 1 tracked vulnerability, 0 critical. A fixed release or vendor patch exists for 1. Most recent: 2026-01-22. Highest priority: CVE-2026-24049 (score 37/100).
- CVE-2026-24049 HIGH 7.1 UPGRADE wheel is a command line tool for manipulating Python wheel files, as defined in PEP 427
FAQ
How do I fix wheel vulnerabilities?
Open the CVE for your version, check the affected range, then follow the listed action: upgrade to the fixed release, or downgrade or mitigate if no fix exists yet. Commands for each OS are shown on every CVE page.
Is wheel being exploited right now?
None of the tracked wheel CVEs are on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the moment. This is checked every 20 minutes.
Which wheel CVE should I patch first?
CVE-2026-24049 currently ranks highest (37/100): wheel is a command line tool for manipulating Python wheel files, as defined in PEP 427.