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CVE-2020-15142
Arbitrary Code Generation
High8.0EPSS 1.8%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- GitHub_M
Description
In openapi-python-client before version 0.5.3, clients generated with a maliciously crafted OpenAPI Document can generate arbitrary Python code. Subsequent execution of this malicious client is arbitrary code execution.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub_MCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | High8.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.8% · top 21% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.0.
Weakness
Affected products
triaxtec · openapi-python-client
- affected < 0.5.3
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- PyPIopenapi-python-clientGHSA-9x4c-63pf-525f (opens in a new tab)
References (4)
- https://github.com/triaxtec/openapi-python-client/security/advisories/GHSA-9x4c-63pf-525f (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/triaxtec/openapi-python-client/commit/f7a56aae32cba823a77a84a1f10400799b19c19a (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/triaxtec/openapi-python-client/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md#053---2020-08-13 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://pypi.org/project/openapi-python-client/ (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 Advisory GHSA-9x4c-63pf-525f (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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