{"answers":{"affected":"3 open source packages ship an affected version, including libpython, python and python-min. It affects 2 products.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-15523 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"Upgrade libpython to a fixed version for your release line: 3.5.10, 3.6.12, 3.7.9 or 3.8.4.","what":"CVE-2020-15523 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Netapp Snapcenter, published on 4 Jul 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2020-15523 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2020-15523 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Netapp Snapcenter, published on 4 Jul 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-15523 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected packages and fixed versions:\n- libpython (Bitnami): affected from 3.5.0; fixed in 3.5.10, 3.6.12, 3.7.9, 3.8.4\n- python (Bitnami): affected from 3.5.0; fixed in 3.5.10, 3.6.12, 3.7.9, 3.8.4\n- python-min (Bitnami): affected from 3.5.0; fixed in 3.5.10, 3.6.12, 3.7.9, 3.8.4\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-15523/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-15523/index.md)","id":"CVE-2020-15523","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-15523/index.md","name":"CVE-2020-15523","record":{"aliases":["BIT-libpython-2020-15523","BIT-python-2020-15523","BIT-python-min-2020-15523","GHSA-mj5j-j2qm-c8g4","PSF-2020-4"],"analysis":{"component_type":"library","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["code_execution"],"network_reachable":"adjacent_or_local","non_default_config":true,"product_category":"Python runtime","requires_auth":"none","summary":"Attackers can execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse DLL when CPython is embedded in native Windows applications using Py_SetPath.","user_interaction":"required","vuln_class":"path_traversal"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"mitre","cpe":[{"product":"snapcenter","vendor":"netapp"},{"product":"python","vendor":"python"}],"cvss":{"score":7.8,"severity":"high","source":"nvd","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-908","name":"Use of Uninitialized Resource"},{"id":"CWE-427","name":"Uncontrolled Search Path Element"}],"description":"In Python 3.6 through 3.6.10, 3.7 through 3.7.8, 3.8 through 3.8.4rc1, and 3.9 through 3.9.0b4 on Windows, a Trojan horse python3.dll might be used in cases where CPython is embedded in a native application. This occurs because python3X.dll may use an invalid search path for python3.dll loading (after Py_SetPath has been used). NOTE: this issue CANNOT occur when using python.exe from a standard (non-embedded) Python installation on Windows.","ecosystems":["Bitnami"],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":true,"headline":"Path traversal in n/a","id":"CVE-2020-15523","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":"Bitnami","product":"netapp:snapcenter","products":["netapp:snapcenter","python:python"],"type":"path_traversal","year":"2020"},"n_packages":3,"n_references":3,"next":{"headline":"Missing authorization in n/a","id":"CVE-2020-15525"},"packages":[{"ecosystem":"Bitnami","fixed":["3.5.10","3.6.12","3.7.9","3.8.4"],"introduced":["3.5.0","3.6.0","3.7.0","3.8.0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"libpython","purl":"pkg:bitnami/libpython","source":"BIT-libpython-2020-15523"},{"ecosystem":"Bitnami","fixed":["3.5.10","3.6.12","3.7.9","3.8.4"],"introduced":["3.5.0","3.6.0","3.7.0","3.8.0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"python","purl":"pkg:bitnami/python","source":"BIT-python-2020-15523"},{"ecosystem":"Bitnami","fixed":["3.5.10","3.6.12","3.7.9","3.8.4"],"introduced":["3.5.0","3.6.0","3.7.0","3.8.0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"python-min","purl":"pkg:bitnami/python-min","source":"BIT-python-min-2020-15523"}],"prev":{"headline":"Timing based private key exposure in Bouncy Castle","id":"CVE-2020-15522"},"products":["n/a"],"published":"2020-07-04","related":[{"cvss_score":9.9,"headline":"CVE-2025-26512 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in SnapCenter","id":"CVE-2025-26512","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2025-03-24"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Auth bypass in SnapCenter","id":"CVE-2023-1096","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2023-05-12"},{"cvss_score":8.8,"headline":"Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in SnapCenter","id":"CVE-2023-27316","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2023-10-12"},{"cvss_score":8.3,"headline":"Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in SnapCenter","id":"CVE-2023-27313","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2023-10-12"},{"cvss_score":7.5,"headline":"Security feature bypass in SnapCenter","id":"CVE-2022-38732","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2022-09-29"},{"cvss_score":5.7,"headline":"Information Disclosure Vulnerability in SnapCenter","id":"CVE-2024-21993","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2024-07-09"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"Apache-2.0","name":"Bitnami","prefix":"BIT"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"no","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"total"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-10-14","vendors":["n/a"]},"summary":"Attackers can execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse DLL when CPython is embedded in native Windows applications using Py_SetPath.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-15523/"}