Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 6, 2015· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2015-5652
CVE-2015-5652
Description
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."
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
5- jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN49503705/995204/index.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN49503705/index.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2015-000141nvdVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/76929nvd
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplaynvd
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