Vulnerability · NVD
CVE-2008-5983
N/A
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the PySys_SetArgv API function in Python 2.6 and earlier, and possibly later versions, prepends an empty string to sys.path when the argv[0] argument does not contain a path separator, which might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse Python file in the current working directory.
EPSS
0.51%
exploit very unlikely
percentile 40.8%
Tracked apps referencing this CVE
For each app: the affected range, the fixing version, and where the tracked app stands today.
Vulnerable CPE configurations (2)
| Vendor | Product | Platform | Versions | CPE 2.3 URI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| python |
python All platforms (wildcard)
|
All platforms (wildcard) | <2.6.6 | cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| python |
python All platforms (wildcard)
|
All platforms (wildcard) | ≥3.1.0 <3.1.3 | cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |