What is CVE-2020-8315?

CVE-2020-8315 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Python, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-01-28.

How severe is CVE-2020-8315?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Python

CVE-2020-8315

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.

EPSS: 0.013 (68.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Python
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8315?: CVE-2020-8315 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Python, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-01-28.
How severe is CVE-2020-8315?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.