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VulnerabilityBishop Fox·2 weeks ago

Python Software Foundation - Python 3.11.0a3 to 3.15.0b2

Bishop Fox identified a privilege escalation vulnerability in Python for Windows spanning versions 3.11.0a3 through 3.15.0b2, where low-privilege users can plant malicious files that execute with elevated privileges when a higher-privileged account runs the Python interpreter. The attack relies on a low-privilege attacker creating a trap that executes arbitrary code in the context of a privileged user's session. Patches have been released to address this issue.

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