CVE-2020-15801
CRITICAL9.8EPSS 0.62%Published: 8/11/2025Modified: 8/11/2025
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.
Affected packages (3)
- Bitnami/libpython>= 3.7.0, < 3.7.9, >= 3.8.0, < 3.8.5
- Bitnami/python>= 3.7.0, < 3.7.9, >= 3.8.0, < 3.8.5
- Bitnami/python-min>= 3.7.0, < 3.7.9, >= 3.8.0, < 3.8.5
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |