In Python (CPython) 3.6 through 3.6.10, 3.7 through 3.7.6, and 3.8 through 3.8.1, an insecure dependency load upon launch on Windows 7 may result in an attacker's copy of api-ms-win-core-path-l1-1-0.dll being loaded and used instead of the system's copy. Windows 8 and later are unaffected.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-29182 In Python (CPython) 3.6 through 3.6.10, 3.7 through 3.7.6, and 3.8 through 3.8.1, an insecure dependency load upon launch on Windows 7 may result in an attacker's copy of api-ms-win-core-path-l1-1-0.dll being loaded and used instead of the system's copy. Windows 8 and later are unaffected.
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Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:30:00 +0000

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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Updated: 2026-10-14T08:40:23.162Z

Reserved: 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-8315

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-01-28T19:15:17.500

Modified: 2026-10-14T09:17:21.327

Link: CVE-2020-8315

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2020-01-21T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2020-8315 - Bugzilla

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