CVE-2020-8315

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Publication date:
28/01/2020
Last modified:
21/07/2021

Description

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.

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 3.6.0 (including) 3.6.10 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 3.7.0 (including) 3.7.6 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 3.8.0 (including) 3.8.1 (including)


References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools