---
id: CVE-2020-15140
aliases:
  - GHSA-55j9-849x-26h4
  - PYSEC-2020-265
title: Remote Code Execution in Red Discord Bot
summary: Remote Code Execution in Red Discord Bot
severity: high
cvss: 8.2
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'
vendor: red-discordbot
product: red-discordbot
ecosystem: pip
affected:
  - red-discordbot < 3.3.11
patched:
  - red-discordbot 3.3.11
published: '2020-08-21'
updated: '2026-07-08'
source: OSV
sourceUrl: 'https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-55j9-849x-26h4'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/Cog-Creators/Red-DiscordBot/security/advisories/GHSA-55j9-849x-26h4
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15140'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/Cog-Creators/Red-DiscordBot/pull/4175/commits/9ab536235bafc2b42c3c17d7ce26f1cc64482a81
  - url: 'https://github.com/Cog-Creators/Red-DiscordBot'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/red-discordbot/PYSEC-2020-265.yaml
tags:
  - osv
  - pip
epss: 0.01156
epssPercentile: 0.65677
ingestedAt: '2026-07-08T18:25:45.778Z'
---

## Overview

### Impact
A RCE exploit has been discovered in the Trivia module: this exploit allows Discord users with specifically crafted usernames to inject code into the Trivia module's leaderboard command. By abusing this exploit, it's possible to perform destructive actions and/or access sensitive information.

### Patches
This critical exploit has been fixed on version 3.3.11.

### Workarounds
Unloading the Trivia module with ``unload trivia`` can render this exploit not accessible. We still highly recommend updating to 3.3.11 to completely patch this issue.

### References
https://github.com/Cog-Creators/Red-DiscordBot/pull/4175

### For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
* Open an issue in [Cog-Creators/Red-DiscordBot](https://github.com/Cog-Creators/Red-DiscordBot)
* Over on our [Discord server](https://discord.gg/red)

## Affected packages

- `red-discordbot < 3.3.11`

## Remediation

Upgrade to a patched release:

- `red-discordbot 3.3.11`