CVE-2020-8315CWE-427

CVE-2020-8315

Medium · published January 29, 2020

CVSS v3.1
5.5
EPSS
2%
Percentile
74.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

In Python (CPython) 3.6 through 3.6.10, 3.7 through 3.7.6, and 3.8 through 3.8.1, an insecure dependency load upon launch on Windows 7 may result in an attacker's copy of api-ms-win-core-path-l1-1-0.dll being loaded and used instead of the system's copy. Windows 8 and later are unaffected.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01509 · 74.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-427 · Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Published
2020-01-29T00:15Z
Affected products (3)
ProductVersionsFixed in
python/python≥ 3.6.0, ≤ 3.6.10—
python/python≥ 3.7.0, ≤ 3.7.6—
python/python≥ 3.8.0, ≤ 3.8.1—
References (3)
https://bugs.python.org/issue39401 · [email protected]https://bugs.python.org/issue39401 · af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html · 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 28 JAN 18:35Z
    In Python (CPython) 3.6 through 3.6.10, 3.7 through 3.7.6, and 3.8 through 3.8.1, an insecure dependency load upon launch on Windows 7 may result in an…
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