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Low · 3.3 CVE-2023-49297 EUVD-2023-0292GHSA-v5f6-hjmf-9mc5PYSEC-2023-291

Unsafe YAML deserialization in PyDrive2

Published Dec 5, 2023 · Updated Feb 13, 2025 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

PyDrive2 is a wrapper library of google-api-python-client that simplifies many common Google Drive API V2 tasks. Unsafe YAML deserilization will result in arbitrary code execution. A maliciously crafted YAML file can cause arbitrary code execution if PyDrive2 is run in the same directory as it, or if it is loaded in via `LoadSettingsFile`. This is a deserilization attack that will affect any user who initializes GoogleAuth from this package while a malicious yaml file is present in the same directory. This vulnerability does not require the file to be directly loaded through the code, only present. This issue has been addressed in commit `c57355dc` which is included in release version `1.16.2`. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
iterative PyDrive2 < 1.16.2, = 1.17.0 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 25.10 pydrive2 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS pydrive2 No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed python-pydrive2 1.18.1-2.4 openSUSE-SU-2026:12030-1

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
PyPI pydrive2 1.17.0 — GHSA-v5f6-hjmf-9mc5
PyPI pydrive2 < 1.16.2 1.16.2 GHSA-v5f6-hjmf-9mc5

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