CVE-2025-61774 PyVista has Dependency Confusion Vulnerability in that leads to RCE
Attackers can achieve remote code execution by publishing a malicious package with a higher version to PyPI, exploiting dependency confusion in PyVista.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-61774?
CVE-2025-61774 is a critical vulnerability in pyvista, published on 6 Oct 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
PyVista provides 3D plotting and mesh analysis through an interface for the Visualization Toolkit (VTK). Version 0.46.3 of the PyVista Project is vulnerable to remote code execution via dependency confusion. Two pieces of code use`--extra-index-url`. But when `--extra-index-url` is used, pip always checks for the PyPI index first, and then the external index. One package listed in the code is not published in PyPI. If an attacker publishes a package with higher version in PyPI, the malicious code from the attacker controlled package may be pulled, leading to remote code execution and a supply chain attack. As of time of publication, a patched version is unavailable.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-61774?
How do I fix CVE-2025-61774?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-61774 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-61774 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-61774 exists.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2025-61774, GHSA-xr7f-qcjc-63rv, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-61774.