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PYSEC-2026-622

Vulnerability from pysec - Published: 2026-07-02 14:13 - Updated: 2026-07-02 14:13

Details

Cheetah 0.9.15 and 0.9.16 searches the /tmp directory for modules before using the paths in the PYTHONPATH variable, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a malicious module in /tmp/.

Impacted products

Name	purl
cheetah	pkg:pypi/cheetah

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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "cheetah",
        "purl": "pkg:pypi/cheetah"
      },
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        {
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            {
              "introduced": "0.9.15"
            },
            {
              "last_affected": "0.9.16"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2005-1632",
    "GHSA-vxf2-7rc3-pxmx"
  ],
  "details": "Cheetah 0.9.15 and 0.9.16 searches the `/tmp` directory for modules before using the paths in the `PYTHONPATH` variable, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a malicious module in `/tmp/`.",
  "id": "PYSEC-2026-622",
  "modified": "2026-07-02T14:13:19.492605Z",
  "published": "2026-07-02T14:13:19.492605Z",
  "references": [
    {
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      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1632"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/cheetahtemplate/cheetah"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20050430021153/http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=7070332\u0026forum_id=1542"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://pypi.org/project/cheetah"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vxf2-7rc3-pxmx"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Cheetah Path Search Order Hijacking"
}

CVE-2005-1632 (GCVE-0-2005-1632)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2005-05-17 04:00 – Updated: 2024-09-17 03:48

Summary

Cheetah 0.9.15 and 0.9.16 searches the /tmp directory for modules before using the paths in the PYTHONPATH variable, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a malicious module in /tmp/.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

3 references

URL	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/15386	third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thre…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.osvdb.org/16622	vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB

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GHSA-VXF2-7RC3-PXMX

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-01 02:00 – Updated: 2023-09-18 23:34

Summary

Cheetah Path Search Order Hijacking

Details

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "cheetah"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0.9.15"
            },
            {
              "last_affected": "0.9.16"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2005-1632"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-427"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2023-09-18T23:34:20Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2005-05-17T04:00:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
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  "id": "GHSA-vxf2-7rc3-pxmx",
  "modified": "2023-09-18T23:34:20Z",
  "published": "2022-05-01T02:00:38Z",
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    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1632"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/cheetahtemplate/cheetah"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20050430021153/http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=7070332\u0026forum_id=1542"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [],
  "summary": "Cheetah Path Search Order Hijacking"
}

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Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
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Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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PYSEC-2026-622

CVE-2005-1632 (GCVE-0-2005-1632)

GHSA-VXF2-7RC3-PXMX

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