cve-2020-15801
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2020-07-17 02:15
Modified
2024-08-04 13:30
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugs.python.org/issue41304Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/python/cpython/pull/21495Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200731-0003/Third Party Advisory
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