CVE-2015-1326
python-dbusmock arbitrary code execution or file overwrite when templates are loaded from /tmp
python-dbusmock before version 0.15.1 AddTemplate() D-Bus method call or DBusTestCase.spawn_server_template() method could be tricked into executing malicious code if an attacker supplies a .pyc file.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
python-dbusmock arbitrary code execution or file overwrite when templates are loaded from /tmp
python-dbusmock before version 0.15.1 AddTemplate() D-Bus method call or DBusTestCase.spawn_server_template() method could be tricked into executing malicious code if an attacker supplies a .pyc file.
- Record
CVE-2015-1326- CVSS 3.0
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-0112
python-dbusmock before version 0.15.1 AddTemplate() D-Bus method call or DBusTestCase.spawn_server_template() method could be tricked into executing malicious code if an attacker supplies a .pyc file.
- Record
EUVD-2019-0112- CVSS 3.0
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-74xw-82v7-hmrm
Improper Input Validation in python-dbusmock
python-dbusmock before version 0.15.1 AddTemplate() D-Bus method call or DBusTestCase.spawn_server_template() method could be tricked into executing malicious code if an attacker supplies a .pyc file.
- Record
GHSA-74xw-82v7-hmrm- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
python-dbusmock before version 0.15.1 AddTemplate() D-Bus method call or DBusTestCase.spawn_server_template() method could be tricked into executing malicious code if an attacker supplies a .pyc file.
- Record
CVE-2015-1326- CVSS 3.0
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
python-dbusmock before version 0.15.1 AddTemplate() D-Bus method call or DBusTestCase.spawn_server_template() method could be tricked into executing malicious code if an attacker supplies a .pyc file.
- Record
CVE-2015-1326- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-1326
python-dbusmock before version 0.15.1 AddTemplate() D-Bus method call or DBusTestCase.spawn_server_template() method could be tricked into executing malicious code if an attacker supplies a .pyc file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-1326- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVGHSA-74xw-82v7-hmrm
Improper Input Validation in python-dbusmock
python-dbusmock before version 0.15.1 AddTemplate() D-Bus method call or DBusTestCase.spawn_server_template() method could be tricked into executing malicious code if an attacker supplies a .pyc file.
- Record
GHSA-74xw-82v7-hmrm- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-1326
python-dbusmock before version 0.15.1 AddTemplate() D-Bus method call or DBusTestCase.spawn_server_template() method could be tricked into executing malicious code if an attacker supplies a .pyc file.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1326- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2019-155 No score
python-dbusmock before version 0.15.1 AddTemplate() D-Bus method call or DBusTestCase.spawn_server_template() method could be tricked into executing malicious code if an attacker supplies a .pyc file.
- Record
PYSEC-2019-155- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-2618-1 No score
python-dbusmock vulnerability
It was discovered that python-dbusmock incorrectly handled template loading from shared directories. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
- Record
USN-2618-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
python-dbusmockPyPI |
before 0.15.1 | 0.15.1 |
python-dbusmockDebian:12 |
before 0.15.1-1 | 0.15.1-1 |
python-dbusmockDebian:13 |
before 0.15.1-1 | 0.15.1-1 |
python-dbusmockDebian:14 |
before 0.15.1-1 | 0.15.1-1 |
python-dbusmockPyPI |
before 0.15.1, plus listed versions 0.0.20.0.30.10.1.10.1.2 Show 33 moreShow less0.1.30.100.10.10.10.20.10.30.110.11.10.11.20.11.30.11.40.120.130.140.150.2.00.2.10.2.20.30.3.10.4.00.50.60.6.10.6.20.6.30.70.7.10.7.20.80.8.10.90.9.10.9.2 |
0.15.1 |
python-dbusmockUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 0.10.1-1ubuntu1, plus listed versions 0.7.2-2~fakesync10.7.2-20.8-10.9.1-10.9.2-10.10-1svn10.10.1-1 |
0.10.1-1ubuntu1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-1326 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.7) in Python-dbusmock Project Python-dbusmock, published May 12, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.82%, the 78th percentile. Fixed in python-dbusmock 0.15.1.
References
github.com/martinpitt/python-dbusmock/commit/4e7d0df9093
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1326
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-1326
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-1326
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1326