CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2019-20478

Published: Feb 19, 2020 | Modified: Jun 17, 2026
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
10 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
9.8 MODERATE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Ruamel.yamlRuamel.yaml_project*0.16.7 (including)
Ruamel.yamlUbuntubionic*
Ruamel.yamlUbuntueoan*
Ruamel.yamlUbuntuesm-apps/xenial*
Ruamel.yamlUbuntufocal*
Ruamel.yamlUbuntugroovy*
Ruamel.yamlUbuntuhirsute*
Ruamel.yamlUbuntuimpish*
Ruamel.yamlUbuntukinetic*
Ruamel.yamlUbuntulunar*
Ruamel.yamlUbuntumantic*
Ruamel.yamlUbuntuoracular*
Ruamel.yamlUbuntuplucky*
Ruamel.yamlUbuntuquesting*
Ruamel.yamlUbuntutrusty*
Ruamel.yamlUbuntuxenial*

References