{
  "cveId": "CVE-2020-15801",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-15801",
  "summary": "CVE-2020-15801 is fixed in 2 products on 1 platform, first by Python 3.8 3.8.5, released July 20, 2020. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.",
  "title": "Python 3.7 and 1 other: In Python 3.8.4, sys.path restrictions specified in a python38._pth file are ignored, allowing code to\u2026",
  "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 \u003Cexecutable-name\u003E._pth file (e.g., the python._pth file) is not affected.",
  "published": "2020-07-17T03:15:11Z",
  "severity": "",
  "cvss": 9.8,
  "epss": 0.03631,
  "epssPercentile": 0.89607,
  "priority": "Urgent",
  "priorityTier": 2,
  "exploited": false,
  "vendorExploited": false,
  "disclosed": false,
  "vendorAdvisory": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15801",
  "fixes": [
    {
      "platform": "windows-app",
      "product": "Python 3.7",
      "fixedVersion": "3.7.9",
      "fix": "Python 3.7 3.7.9",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/windows-app/python.python.3.7-3.7.9",
      "released": "2020-08-15T00:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "windows-app",
      "product": "Python 3.8",
      "fixedVersion": "3.8.5",
      "fix": "Python 3.8 3.8.5",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/windows-app/python.python.3.8-3.8.5",
      "released": "2020-07-20T00:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "noFixYet": [],
  "dataAsOf": "2026-11-08T00:53:09Z",
  "attribution": {
    "text": "Data: Patchblox Patch Radar",
    "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar",
    "terms": "https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar/use-the-data"
  }
}