Default Directory Vulnerability in Python MSI Installer

CVE-2019-13404 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

The MSI installer for Python through 2.7.16 on Windows defaults to the C:\Python27 directory, which makes it easier for local users to deploy Trojan horse code. (This also affects old 3.x releases before 3.5.) NOTE: the vendor's position is that it is the user's responsibility to ensure C:\Python27 access control or choose a different directory, because backwards compatibility requires that C:\Python27 remain the default for 2.7.x

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