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TI-2020-10296 Aliases CVE-2020-13091GHSA-cmm9-mgm5-9r42

pandas through 1.0.3 can unserialize and execute commands from an untrusted file that is…

Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-502Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-502.

Summary

pandas through 1.0.3 can unserialize and execute commands from an untrusted file that is passed to the read_pickle() function, if __reduce__ makes an os.system call. NOTE: third parties dispute this issue because the read_pickle() function is documented as unsafe and it is the user's responsibility to use the function in a secure manner

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03507 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:numfocus:pandas:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.0.3VulnerableNumFocus
  • cpe:2.3:a:numfocus:pandas:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.0.3 Vulnerable ·NumFocus

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-13091
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cmm9-mgm5-9r42

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Sources

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