Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 6, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 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."
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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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