CVE-2020-15801

State: Published
Severity: Not scored
Published: Jul 17, 2020
Updated: Oct 14, 2026
Reserved: Jul 17, 2020

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.

Scores

The record has no CVSS score.

Weaknesses

The record names no weakness.

Affected Products

Product	Versions
n/an/a	n/aAffected

References

https://bugs.python.org/issue41304
https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/21495
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200731-0003/
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html

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