An exploitable vulnerability exists in the YAML parsing functionality in config.py in Confire 0.2.0
Published Nov 10, 2017
9.3
CRITICALCVSS 4.0
EPSS 4.47%
Description
An exploitable vulnerability exists in the YAML parsing functionality in config.py in Confire 0.2.0. Due to the user-specific configuration being loaded from "~/.confire.yaml" using the yaml.load function, a YAML parser can execute arbitrary Python commands resulting in command execution. An attacker can insert Python into loaded YAML to trigger this vulnerability.
Affected products
No data.
- 0.2.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 3, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 4.47% (0.04473) | 91.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.44% (0.04435) | 90.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.02% (0.02020) | 82.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.46% (0.05456) | 83.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 2.22% (0.02222) | 89.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 21, 2023 | 2.22% (0.02222) | 88.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 20, 2023 | 2.25% (0.02248) | 88.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 13, 2023 | 2.25% (0.02254) | 87.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 2.47% (0.02473) | 88.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 3, 2023 | 1.97% (0.01968) | 86.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.81% (0.01809) | 86.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.58% (0.02578) | 82.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Aug 7, 2022 | 2.58% (0.02578) | 81.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.51% (0.02509) | 80.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.51% (0.02509) | 58.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.46% (0.01458) | 32.87th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.46% (0.01458) | 32.17th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.46% (0.01458) | 72.29th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.46% (0.01458) | 0.00th | v1 |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m85c-9mf8-m2m6 Advisory
- https://github.com/bbengfort/confire/commit/8cc86a5ec2327e070f1d576d61bbaadf861597ea x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/bbengfort/confire/issues/24 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/confire/PYSEC-2017-78.yaml
- https://joel-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/2017/11/12/cve-2017-16763-configure-loaded-through-confire x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16763
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m85c-9mf8-m2m6 | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/bbengfort/confire/commit/8cc86a5ec2327e070f1d576d61bbaadf861597ea | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/bbengfort/confire/issues/24 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/confire/PYSEC-2017-78.yaml | ||
| https://joel-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/2017/11/12/cve-2017-16763-configure-loaded-through-confire | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16763 |
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