CVE-2020-8315 (GCVE-0-2020-8315)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-01-28 18:35 – Updated: 2024-08-04 09:56
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Summary
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.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://bugs.python.org/issue39401 x_refsource_MISC
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