CVE-2025-50817 – “Python-Future Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability”

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2025-50817 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution
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impact the vulnerability’s severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received
    by [email protected]

    Aug. 14, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A vulnerability in the Python-Future 1.0.0 module allows for arbitrary code execution via the unintended import of a file named test.py. When the module is loaded, it automatically imports test.py, if present in the same directory or in the sys.path. This behavior can be exploited by an attacker who has the ability to write files to the server, allowing the execution of arbitrary code.
    Added Reference https://github.com/PythonCharmers/python-future
    Added Reference https://medium.com/@abcd_68700/cve-2025-50817-python-future-module-arbitrary-code-execution-via-unintended-import-of-test-py-f0818ea93cf4
    Added Reference https://pypi.org/project/future/
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