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CRITICAL

CVE-2020-13091

CVSS v3

9.8

CRITICAL

EPSS Score

3.5 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

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Packages

  • pandasPyPIall versions · fixed in 1.0.4

Full record on NVD

Description

pandas through 1.0.3 can unserialize and execute commands from an untrusted file that is passed to the read_pickle() function, if __reduce__ makes an os.system call. NOTE: third parties dispute this issue because the read_pickle() function is documented as unsafe and it is the user's responsibility to use the function in a secure manner

Technical details

Published
2020-05-15

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-13091?

pandas through 1.0.3 can unserialize and execute commands from an untrusted file that is passed to the read_pickle() function, if __reduce__ makes an os.system call. NOTE: third parties dispute this issue because the read_pickle() function is documented as unsafe and it is the user's responsibility to use the function in a secure manner

Is CVE-2020-13091 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-13091 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 3.5% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-13091?

CVE-2020-13091 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity).

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