🛡️ CVE-2020-27619 — libpython

🔴 CVSS 9.5 — Critical ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
9.5
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

In Python 3 through 3.9.0, the Lib/test/multibytecodec_support.py CJK codec tests call eval() on content retrieved via HTTP.

Affected software

CVE-2020-27619 is recorded against 3 packages.

  • libpython
  • python
  • python-min

Timeline and source

Published on 11 August 2025. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

bugs.python.org (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
lists.apache.org (Web)
lists.apache.org (Web)
lists.apache.org (Web)
lists.fedoraproject.org (Web)
lists.fedoraproject.org (Web)
nvd.nist.gov (Web)
security.gentoo.org (Web)
security.netapp.com (Web)
www.oracle.com (Web)

Details

Severity CRITICAL
CVSS Score 9.5
CVSS Vector N/A
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2025-08-11
Updated 2026-06-02
Modified 2025-08-11
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
libpython
python
python-min

References

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