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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

Published Jul 4, 2020

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.

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Remediation

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Weaknesses (2)

CWE-427

CWE-908

References (4)

Change history (0)

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Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 4, 2020
Updated Aug 4, 2024
Reserved Jul 4, 2020
Link CVE-2020-15523

CISA Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Link CVE-2020-15523

Red Hat

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ENISA EUVD

Assigner mitre
Published Jul 4, 2020
Updated Aug 4, 2024
Link EUVD-2020-7510

GitHub

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