CVE-2005-1632 json
Cheetah Path Search Order Hijacking
published 2005-05-17 21 y ago modified 2026-07-06 4 mo ago also GHSA-vxf2-7rc3-pxmx , PYSEC-2026-622 , EUVD-2022-5454
- cvss
- 7.2
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 38%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
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/.
Patch / fix
- cheetah Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.9.16-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2005-1632
Exploit prediction
0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | cheetah | >=0.9.15, <=0.9.16 |
no fix listed |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element
References
-
sourceforge.net
/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=7070332&forum_id=1542
patch
-
secunia.com
/advisories/15386
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
-
osvdb.org
/16622
vdb-entry
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1632
advisory
-
github.com
/cheetahtemplate/cheetah
package
-
web.archive.org
/web/20050430021153/http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=7070332&forum_id=1542
web
-
pypi.org
/project/cheetah
package
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-vxf2-7rc3-pxmx
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-1632
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-vxf2-7rc3-pxmx
- NVD CVE-2005-1632
- OSV PYSEC-2026-622
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