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01 Record

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. The <executable-name>._pth file (e.g., the python._pth file)

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 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)

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
3.63% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 89.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-14.
Red Hat severity
Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2020-07-17 02:15Z6 YR AGO
Last updated
2026-10-14 09:35Z15 DAYS AGO
Reserved
2020-07-17
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-426Untrusted Search PathBase
  • CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')Base
Data version
5.2
Document digest
e624e555cdaac12f72078eb6b5d7e3f8148a698efa639875416fbe2117e7b244

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
microsoftwindowsNot specified—
netappmax_dataNot specified—
pythonpythonNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—
redhatquayNot specified—
redhatrhel_software_collectionsNot specified—

06 References