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Case File

CVE-2018-1000117

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.7 EPSS 1.09% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-03-07 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

AI analysis pending.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
exploit arbitrary code execution code execution
GitHub PoC Links
github.com ↗

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CVE
CVE-2018-1000117
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.7
EPSS
1.09%
Windows

Original NVD Description

Python Software Foundation CPython version From 3.2 until 3.6.4 on Windows contains a Buffer Overflow vulnerability in os.symlink() function on Windows that can result in Arbitrary code execution, likely escalation of privilege. This attack appears to be exploitable via a python script that creates a symlink with an attacker controlled name or location. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 3.7.0 and 3.6.5.