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CVE-2020-11073: Remote Code Execution in Autoswitch Python Virtualenv

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2020-05-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-77

Description

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

Affected products

• MichaelAquilina zsh-autoswitch-virtualenv: before 1.16.0 — fixed in 1.16.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: MichaelAquilina zsh-autoswitch-virtualenv 1.16.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/MichaelAquilina/zsh-autoswitch-virtualenv/commit/30c77db7c83eca2bc5f6134fccbdc117b49a6a05
• https://github.com/MichaelAquilina/zsh-autoswitch-virtualenv/issues/122
• https://github.com/MichaelAquilina/zsh-autoswitch-virtualenv/pull/123
• https://github.com/MichaelAquilina/zsh-autoswitch-virtualenv/security/advisories/GHSA-h8wm-cqq6-957q
• https://github.com/MichaelAquilina/zsh-autoswitch-virtualenv/commit/30c77db7c83eca2bc5f6134fccbdc117b49a6a05
• https://github.com/MichaelAquilina/zsh-autoswitch-virtualenv/issues/122
• https://github.com/MichaelAquilina/zsh-autoswitch-virtualenv/pull/123
• https://github.com/MichaelAquilina/zsh-autoswitch-virtualenv/security/advisories/GHSA-h8wm-cqq6-957q

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