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CVE-2020-11073
Remote Code Execution in Autoswitch Python Virtualenv
High7.9EPSS 0.54%
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- GitHub_M
Description
In Autoswitch Python Virtualenv before version 0.16.0, a user who enters a directory with a malicious `.venv` file could run arbitrary code without any user interaction. This is fixed in version: 1.16.0
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub_MCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | High7.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.54% · top 54% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.9.
Weakness
Affected products
MichaelAquilina · zsh-autoswitch-virtualenv
- affected < 0.16.0
References (4)
- https://github.com/MichaelAquilina/zsh-autoswitch-virtualenv/security/advisories/GHSA-h8wm-cqq6-957q (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/MichaelAquilina/zsh-autoswitch-virtualenv/issues/122 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/MichaelAquilina/zsh-autoswitch-virtualenv/pull/123 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/MichaelAquilina/zsh-autoswitch-virtualenv/commit/30c77db7c83eca2bc5f6134fccbdc117b49a6a05 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_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)
- 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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