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CVE-2020-15271

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-15271 affects lookatme (python/pypi package) versions prior to 2.3.0, where it automatically loads built-in extensions. This allows for the execution of malicious shell commands when rendering untrusted markdown, impacting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system. Rated 8.8 HIGH (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), it requires user interaction but can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:lookatme_project:lookatme:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.3CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.8
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.31%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
81.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0231 is in the 81st percentile among its peer group of 14,855 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: lookatmeFixed in: 2.3.0

Vendor Advisories (1)

pipGHSA-c84h-w6cr-5v8qcritical

Markdown-supplied Shell Command Execution

Oct 27, 2020

References

github.com / d0c-s4vage/lookatme/commit/72fe36b784b234548d49dae60b840c37f0eb8d84
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / d0c-s4vage/lookatme/pull/110
ExploitThird Party Advisory
github.com / d0c-s4vage/lookatme/releases/tag/v2.3.0
Release NotesThird Party Advisory
github.com / d0c-s4vage/lookatme/security/advisories/GHSA-c84h-w6cr-5v8q
Third Party Advisory
pypi.org / project/lookatme
Release NotesThird Party Advisory