CVE-2019-20478

Published: Feb 19, 2020Modified: Jun 17, 2026

9.8

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Ruamel.yaml Project: Ruamel.yaml

Ruamel.yaml Project

1 product

Ruamel.yaml

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Ruamel.yaml Project Ruamel.yaml	Up to 0.16.7

References (2)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47655

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47655

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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