Security Advisory
CVE-2017-18342
9.8
CRITICAL
Vulnerability Description
In PyYAML before 5.1, the yaml.load() API could execute arbitrary code if used with untrusted data. The load() function has been deprecated in version 5.1 and the 'UnsafeLoader' has been introduced for backward compatibility with the function.
Published Date
June 27, 2018
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory