{"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-2020-15801 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"Upgrade libpython to a fixed version for your release line: 3.7.9 or 3.8.5.","what":"CVE-2020-15801 is a critical vulnerability in Python Python, published on 17 Jul 2020."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2020-15801 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2020-15801 is a critical vulnerability in Python Python, published on 17 Jul 2020. \nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-15801 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected packages and fixed versions:\n- libpython (Bitnami): affected from 3.7.0; fixed in 3.7.9, 3.8.5\n- python (Bitnami): affected from 3.7.0; fixed in 3.7.9, 3.8.5\n- python-min (Bitnami): affected from 3.7.0; fixed in 3.7.9, 3.8.5\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-2020-15801/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-15801/index.md)","id":"CVE-2020-15801","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-15801/index.md","name":"CVE-2020-15801","record":{"aliases":["BIT-libpython-2020-15801","BIT-python-2020-15801","BIT-python-min-2020-15801","GHSA-45fw-qrx2-rj7m"],"analysis":null,"analysis_generated_by":null,"assigner":"mitre","cpe":[{"product":"max_data","vendor":"netapp"},{"product":"python","vendor":"python"}],"cvss":{"score":9.8,"severity":"critical","source":"nvd","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-426","name":"Untrusted Search Path"}],"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 \u003cexecutable-name\u003e._pth file (e.g., the python._pth file) is not affected.","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":"In Python 3.8.4, sys.path restrictions specified in a python38._pth file are ignored, allowing code to be loaded from arbitrary locations.","id":"CVE-2020-15801","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":"Bitnami","product":"python:python","products":["python:python"],"type":null,"year":"2020"},"n_packages":3,"n_references":3,"next":{"headline":"Auth bypass in n/a","id":"CVE-2020-15802"},"packages":[{"ecosystem":"Bitnami","fixed":["3.7.9","3.8.5"],"introduced":["3.7.0","3.8.0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"libpython","purl":"pkg:bitnami/libpython","source":"BIT-libpython-2020-15801"},{"ecosystem":"Bitnami","fixed":["3.7.9","3.8.5"],"introduced":["3.7.0","3.8.0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"python","purl":"pkg:bitnami/python","source":"BIT-python-2020-15801"},{"ecosystem":"Bitnami","fixed":["3.7.9","3.8.5"],"introduced":["3.7.0","3.8.0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"python-min","purl":"pkg:bitnami/python-min","source":"BIT-python-min-2020-15801"}],"prev":{"headline":"Memory corruption in SCALANCE X-200 switch family (incl. SIPLUS NET variants)","id":"CVE-2020-15800"},"products":["n/a"],"published":"2020-07-17","related":[],"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":null,"exploitation":null,"technical_impact":null},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-10-14","vendors":["n/a"]},"summary":null,"url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-15801/"}