diff --git a/Lib/site.py b/Lib/site.py
index b3194d79fb5..07a6361fad4 100644
--- a/Lib/site.py
+++ b/Lib/site.py
@@ -503,9 +503,14 @@ def register_readline():
         if PYTHON_BASIC_REPL:
             CAN_USE_PYREPL = False
         else:
-            import _pyrepl.readline
-            import _pyrepl.unix_console
-            from _pyrepl.main import CAN_USE_PYREPL
+            original_path = sys.path
+            sys.path = [p for p in original_path if p != '']
+            try:
+                import _pyrepl.readline
+                import _pyrepl.unix_console
+                from _pyrepl.main import CAN_USE_PYREPL
+            finally:
+                sys.path = original_path
     except ImportError:
         return
 
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2024-10-09-20-08-13.gh-issue-125140.YgNWRB.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2024-10-09-20-08-13.gh-issue-125140.YgNWRB.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f4a49302372
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Security/2024-10-09-20-08-13.gh-issue-125140.YgNWRB.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Remove the current directory from ``sys.path`` when using PyREPL.