CVE-2020-28468
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 8, 2021 at 11:20 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:10 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPwntools
Using pwntools by N/A?
Get instant alerts when new vulnerabilities affect pwntools - before attackers find them.
Real-time alertsTrack your software stackFree plan available
Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
Description
This affects the package pwntools before 4.3.1. The shellcraft generator for affected versions of this module are vulnerable to Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI), which can lead to remote code execution.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
95%
v < 4.3.1
Affected range stops below 4.3.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/Gallopsled/pwntools/issues/1427x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/Gallopsled/pwntools/pull/1732x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-PWNTOOLS-1047345CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-74
Get alerted
Stop reading CVE feeds looking for your own stack
Track the products you run and VulnTracker tells you when a new CVE affects them — with what is known about fixing it, and nothing about the rest.
Free plan, no card