{"id":"CVE-2020-15801","revision":"5fd5400e532047f782ee2e3a78489b4b","records":[{"revision":"5fd5400e532047f782ee2e3a78489b4b","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2020-15801","aliases":[],"title":"In Python 3.8.4, sys.path restrictions specified in a python38._pth file are ignored, allowing code to be loaded from arbitrary locations. The <executable-name>._pth file (e.g., the python._pth file) is not affected.","description":"In Python 3.8.4, sys.path restrictions specified in a python38._pth file are ignored, allowing code to be loaded from arbitrary locations. The <executable-name>._pth file (e.g., the python._pth file) is not affected.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2020-07-17T02:15:04+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-14T09:35:00.855+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/issue41304","https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/21495","https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200731-0003/"],"sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-15801","license":"CVE Program Terms of Use","key":"cve-program:CVE-2020-15801","identifiers":["CVE-2020-15801"]},"retained":false,"historicalAffected":[]}],"coverage":[]}