CVE-2020-11073

Remote Code Execution in Autoswitch Python Virtualenv

7.9 High

In Autoswitch Python Virtualenv before version 0.16.0, a user who enters a directory with a malicious .venv file could run arbitrary code without any user interaction. This is fixed in version: 1.16.0

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: High
Integrity: High
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.54%Down 0.5 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.9

Remote Code Execution in Autoswitch Python Virtualenv

Record: CVE-2020-11073
CVSS 3.1: 7.9 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-77
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2020-3441 7.9

Record: EUVD-2020-3441
CVSS 3.1: 7.9 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-03

NVD 7.9

Record: CVE-2020-11073
CVSS 3.1: 7.9 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-77, CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.8

Record: CVE-2020-11073
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 10, 2026	facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-11073 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.9) in Autoswitch Python Virtualenv Project Python Virtualenv, published May 13, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.54%, the 45th percentile. No source names a fixed version.