CVE-2019-13404 describes a vulnerability in the MSI installer for Python 2.7.x (and older 3.x releases) on Windows, where the default installation path of C:\Python27 can facilitate local users deploying Trojan horse code. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), indicating that an attacker with local access and user interaction could achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE. The vendor's stance is that users are responsible for securing the default directory or choosing an alternative.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.7.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.0.0, < 3.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.