Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in python.exe in Python through 3.5.0 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse readline.pyd file in the current working directory. NOTE: the vendor says "It was determined that this is a longtime behavior of Python that cannot really be altered at this point."
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_jvndb
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000141
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76929
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05324755
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN49503705/995204/index.html
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_jvn
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN49503705/index.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0015
EPSS Percentile
34.6%
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
python/python
< 3.5.0
Published
Oct 06, 2015
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026