Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 19, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-20478
CVE-2019-20478
Description
In ruamel.yaml through 0.16.7, the load method allows remote code execution if the application calls this method with an untrusted argument. In other words, this issue affects developers who are unaware of the need to use methods such as safe_load in these use cases.
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Affected products
5- cpe:2.3:a:ruamel.yaml_project:ruamel.yaml:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <=0.16.7
- ruamel.yaml/ruamel.yamldescription
- Range: <=0.16.7
- osv-coords2 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/python-ruaeml.yaml&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/python-ruamel.yaml&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
< 0.18.6-1.2+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 0.18.6-1.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.19.1-2.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47655nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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