VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-15801
In Python 3.8.4, sys.path restrictions specified in a python38._pth file are ignored, allowing code to be loaded from arbitrary locations.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 3.45%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.45%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In Python 3.8.4, sys.path restrictions specified in a python38._pth file are ignored, allowing code to be loaded from arbitrary locations. The <executable-name>._pth file (e.g., the python._pth file) is not affected.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.45% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-426
- Affected
- python/python · netapp/max data
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://bugs.python.org/issue41304Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/21495Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200731-0003/Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.python.org/issue41304Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/21495Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200731-0003/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.