CVE-2020-15167

8.6 highEPSS 0.4%

High (8.6) in johnkerl miller. EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In Miller (command line utility) using the configuration file support introduced in version 5.9.0, it is possible for an attacker to cause Miller to run arbitrary code by placing a malicious `.mlrrc` file in the working directory. See linked GitHub Security Advisory for complete details. A fix is ready and will be released as Miller 5.9.1.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

8.6 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 37% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWEs: CWE-427, CWE-94
Published: 2020-09-02
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

johnkerl:miller

References

https://github.com/johnkerl/miller/security/advisories/GHSA-mw2v-4q78-j2cw
https://github.com/johnkerl/miller/security/advisories/GHSA-mw2v-4q78-j2cw

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