CVE-2015-5652 json
Untrusted search path vulnerability in python.exe in Python through 3.5.0 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan hor…
published 2015-10-05 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-5603
- cvss
- 7.2
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 48%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Untrusted search path vulnerability in python.exe in Python through 3.5.0 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse readline.pyd file in the current working directory. NOTE: the vendor says "It was determined that this is a longtime behavior of Python that cannot really be altered at this point."
Exploit prediction
0.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
References
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jvndb.jvn.jp
/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000141
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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jvn.jp
/en/jp/JVN49503705/995204/index.html
vendor-advisory
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jvn.jp
/en/jp/JVN49503705/index.html
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/76929
vdb-entry
- h20566.www2.hpe.com /portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05324755
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2015-5652
- NVD CVE-2015-5652
Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.