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CVE-2020-8492: Python 2.7 through 2.7.17

CVE-2020-8492. CVSS 3.1 base score 6.5 (GitHub Advisory Database). EPSS 0.06617 (percentile 0.93675), scored 2026-10-06.

Affected technology

Python 2.7 · through 2.7.17
Vendor not specified by the source

Component: Not specified by the source

Attack conditions (GitHub Advisory Database, CVSS 3.1): Network (remote) · No privileges required · User interaction required

What an attacker can do

The source reports that an attacker could disrupt service. GitHub Advisory Database’s CVSS 3.1 assessment rates confidentiality and integrity impact as none; availability impact as high.

Published 2026-10-08 08:56:14.758829+00:00

CCR priority: 27.7 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H · GitHub Advisory Database
EPSS: 0.06617 · percentile 0.93675 · 2026-10-06
KEV: no

Provenance

GitHub Advisory Database · Source record · observed 2026-10-08 08:50:52.119177+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2020-8492.html