Security advisory

{
  "id": "423b7290cf8f6f864cfd7bbf73bcc06229cd8e2a439a742dad96dc499c423945",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-15167",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2020-15167",
    "summary": "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-15167",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2020-15167",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2020-15167",
        "GHSA-mw2v-4q78-j2cw"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/johnkerl/miller",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "640af6eb1c1c1b9680567a269da033790ccc3f04"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "640af6eb1c1c1b9680567a269da033790ccc3f04"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:johnkerl:miller:5.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "5.9.0"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "5.9.0"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "5.9.0",
            "v5.9.0"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2020-15167.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:51:55.611649569Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/johnkerl/miller/security/advisories/GHSA-mw2v-4q78-j2cw"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2020-15167",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 383134,
  "published_at": "2020-09-02T18:15:11.313+00:00"
}