CVE-2002-1119: Python

Medium severity, CVSS 4.6. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

os._execvpe from os.py in Python 2.2.1 and earlier creates temporary files with predictable names, which could allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack.

Affected products

• Python Python: before 2.2.2 (fixed in 2.2.2)

Published 2002-10-04. Last modified 2026-06-16.