VDB
CVE-2019-20478
CVE-2019-20478
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.800000190734863 CRITICAL
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.
EPSS 6.83% · 94.0th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
9.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
6.83%
94.0th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | ruamel.yaml | 0, 0.13.4-2build2, 0.15.34-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | ruamel.yaml | 0.16.12-2, 0.17.16-1, 0 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | ruamel.yaml | 0, 0.17.21-1 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | ruamel.yaml | 0.15.89-3build1, 0, 0.15.34-1build2 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | ruamel.yaml | 0.18.10+ds-1, 0 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | ruamel.yaml | 0.10.12-2, 0, 0.10.23-1 |
Timeline
- Feb 19, 2020 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 28, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 8, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 10, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 15, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-20478 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-20478 advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47655 exploit