High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Jan 8, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-28468

Description

This affects the package pwntools before 4.3.1. The shellcraft generator for affected versions of this module are vulnerable to Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI), which can lead to remote code execution.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
pwntoolsPyPI	< 4.3.1	4.3.1

Affected products

Pwntools Project/Pwntools
cpe:2.3:a:pwntools_project:pwntools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <4.3.1
pwntools/pwntoolsdescription
ghsa-coords
pkg:pypi/pwntools
Range: < 4.3.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

github.com/Gallopsled/pwntools/pull/1732nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
github.com/Gallopsled/pwntools/issues/1427nvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryWEB
snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-PWNTOOLS-1047345nvdExploitPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7xc5-ggpp-g249ghsaADVISORY
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28468ghsaADVISORY
github.com/Gallopsled/pwntools/commit/138188eb1c027a2d0ffa4151511c407d3a001660ghsaWEB
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pwntools/PYSEC-2021-72.yamlghsaWEB

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