CVE-2020-22083
CVSS v3
9.8
CRITICAL
EPSS Score
6.5 %
exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19
CISA KEV
No
known exploited
Exploitation
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SSVC status
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Packages
- jsonpicklePyPIall versions · fixed in 1.4.2
Vendor advisories
- CVE-2020-22083 Red Hat Product Security
python-jsonpickle: deserialization of a malicious payload in the decode function can lead to RCE
Description
jsonpickle through 1.4.1 allows remote code execution during deserialization of a malicious payload through the decode() function. Note: It has been argued that this is expected and clearly documented behaviour. pickle is known to be capable of causing arbitrary code execution, and must not be used with un-trusted data
Technical details
- Published
- 2020-12-17
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