{"id":"CVE-2020-15523","revision":"9c532ec1f385433d8bf9b609c259f3eb","records":[{"revision":"9c532ec1f385433d8bf9b609c259f3eb","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2020-15523","aliases":[],"title":"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…","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.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2020-07-04T22:54:00+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-14T09:34:57.771+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"n/a","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"product\": \"n/a\",\n                    \"vendor\": \"n/a\",\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"version\": \"n/a\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                }"}],"metrics":[],"references":["https://bugs.python.org/issue29778","https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/21297","https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210312-0004/"],"sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-15523","license":"CVE Program Terms of Use","key":"cve-program:CVE-2020-15523","identifiers":["CVE-2020-15523"]},"retained":false,"historicalAffected":[]}],"coverage":[]}