Vulnerability · Published May 15, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-13092
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in the scikit-learn package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 3.4% (higher than 89% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)3.4%top 11.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
scikit-learn (aka sklearn) through 0.23.0 can unserialize and execute commands from an untrusted file that is passed to the joblib.load() function, if __reduce__ makes an os.system call. NOTE: third parties dispute this issue because the joblib.load() function is documented as unsafe and it is the user's responsibility to use the function in a secure manner
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | scikit-learn | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-13092 |
| Debian:13 | scikit-learn | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-13092 |
| Debian:14 | scikit-learn | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-13092 |
| PyPI | scikit-learn | no fix listed | GHSA-jjw5-xxj6-pcv5 |
| PyPI | scikit-learn | 0.23.1 | PYSEC-2020-107 |