CVE-2018-1000802
Python Software Foundation Python (CPython) version 2.7 contains a CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command…
- 9.8CriticalCVSS base score
- 20.1%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 2.5% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
Python Software Foundation Python (CPython) version 2.7 contains a CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') vulnerability in shutil module (make_archive function) that can result in Denial of service, Information gain via injection of arbitrary files on the system or entire drive. This attack appear to be exploitable via Passage of unfiltered user input to the function. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in after commit add531a1e55b0a739b0f42582f1c9747e5649ace.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 19 days later
· 19 days later
Published
- 8 years later
· 8 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 20.1% · top 2.5% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References11
- DSA-4306 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180926 [SECURITY] [DLA 1520-1] python3.4 security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- USN-3817-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/8985/commits/add531a1e55b0a739b0f42582f1c9747e5649ace (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://mega.nz/#%21JUFiCC4R%21mq-jQ8ySFwIhX6WMDujaZuNBfttDVt7DETlfOIQE1ig (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/8985 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- USN-3817-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- https://bugs.python.org/issue34540 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180925 [SECURITY] [DLA 1519-1] python2.7 security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0086 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230309-0002/ (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2018-2006 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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