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
Published Oct 5, 2015
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.59%
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."
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.59% (0.00590) | 46.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.59% (0.00590) | 43.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.15% (0.00153) | 33.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN49503705/995204/index.html x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN49503705/index.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNVendor Advisory
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000141 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNDBVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76929 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05324755 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN49503705/995204/index.html | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN49503705/index.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNVendor Advisory | |
| http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000141 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNDBVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76929 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05324755 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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