CVE-2025-15367
Aliases:RHSA-2026:5994UBUNTU-CVE-2025-15367DEBIAN-CVE-2025-15367CGA-3h86-qrh3-64w8CGA-5336-j8mr-r6g4CGA-8fx3-25f8-fh5xCGA-c39r-w42m-w4vjCGA-ch3p-52mr-p765CGA-ffmr-pm2v-8xqwCGA-fhp9-r9rg-wpv2CGA-h68m-5fcm-3cwxCGA-cx2g-r55q-44rgCGA-v93h-6cpg-xvxgCGA-wx55-qrwh-xc7rCGA-xwgm-4f5v-v3xw
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 54
Deferred
Published: 20 Jan 2026, 21:47
Last modified:26 Feb 2026, 14:44
Vulnerability Summary
Overall Risk (default)
low
24/100 CVSS Score
5.9 MEDIUM
v4.0 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
0.37% LOW
0% probability +0.29%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected
Timeline
20 Jan 2026, 21:47
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
26 Feb 2026, 14:44
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated
Description
The poplib module, when passed a user-controlled command, can have additional commands injected using newlines. Mitigation rejects commands containing control characters.
CVSS Metrics
- v4.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5.9CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- v4.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5.9CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 0.37%• Percentile: 31%
Techniques & Countermeasures
- CWE-77•Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component.
Affected Systems
- chainguard•python-3.10
all
- chainguard•python-3.11
all
- chainguard•python-3.12
all
- chainguard•python-3.13
all
- chainguard•python-3.14
all
- chainguard•python-3.9
all
- wolfi•python-3.10
all
- wolfi•python-3.11
all
- wolfi•python-3.12
all
- wolfi•python-3.13
all
- wolfi•python-3.14
all
- debian•jython
all | all | all | all
- debian•pypy3
all | all | all | all
- debian•python2.7
all
- debian•python3.11
all
- debian•python3.13
all | all
- debian•python3.14
all
- debian•python3.9
all
- ubuntu•python2.7
all | all
- ubuntu•python3.10
all
- ubuntu•python3.11
all
- ubuntu•python3.12
all
- ubuntu•python3.13
all
- ubuntu•python3.14
all
- ubuntu•python3.4
all
- ubuntu•python3.5
all
- ubuntu•python3.6
all
- ubuntu•python3.7
all
- ubuntu•python3.8
all
- ubuntu•python3.9
all
- python software foundation•cpython
< 3.15.0 | < 3.15.0a6
- redhat•python-unversioned-command
< 0:3.14.3-2.hum1
- redhat•python3
< 0:3.14.3-2.hum1
- redhat•python3.14
< 0:3.14.3-2.hum1
References (19)
- https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/143924
- https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/143923
- https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/CBFBOWVGGUJFSGITQCCBZS4GEYYZ7ZNE/
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/b234a2b67539f787e191d2ef19a7cbdce32874e7
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5994
- https://images.redhat.com/
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-15367
- https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_5994.json
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2431373
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-15367
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-15367
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-15367
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8018-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8018-2
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2143706
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-15367
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/15xxx/CVE-2025-15367.json
- https://github.com/python/cpython