BIT-python-min-2020-15801

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view advisory published 2025-01-16Licence: per source

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.

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Related CVEs.

ID	severity	EPSS	exploitable	published
CVE-2020-15801US	critical9.8	3.63% (89th)	—	2020-07-17
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., th…

references

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

https://bugs.python.org/issue41304ADVISORY
https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/21495ADVISORY
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15801WEB
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200731-0003/ADVISORY

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