GHSA-qmhj-m29v-gvmr is a high-severity (CVSS 7.5) CWE-284 vulnerability in py-cord. A fix is available for py-cord — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Bots using py-cord as Discord API wrapper are vulnerable to shutdowns through remote code execution
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA assesses this as automatable — exploitation doesn’t require manual, per-target effort, which raises the odds of mass scanning and opportunistic attacks.
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-qmhj-m29v-gvmr.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
How urgent is this, really
GHSA-qmhj-m29v-gvmr plotted by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). The shaded corner — EPSS 50%+ and CVSS 7.0+ — is where this CVE doesn't sit, though severity or exploitability alone can still warrant action.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 377,166 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Real counts from FIRST.org, not a sample — log-scaled since the landscape is heavily right-skewed.
Real-World Exposure
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Description
Impact
py-cord is a an API wrapper for Discord written in Python. Bots using py-cord version 2.0.0 are vulnerable to remote shutdown if they are added to the server with the application.commands scope without the bot scope. Currently, it appears that all public bots that use slash commands are affected.
Patches
This issue has been patched in version 2.0.1.
Workarounds
There are currently no recommended workarounds - please upgrade to a patched version.
References
https://github.com/Pycord-Development/pycord/pull/1568
For more information
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Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | py-cord | ≥ 2.0.0&&< 2.0.1 | 2.0.1pip install --upgrade 'py-cord==2.0.1' |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for py-cord, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update py-cord to 2.0.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-qmhj-m29v-gvmr is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-qmhj-m29v-gvmr can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-qmhj-m29v-gvmr. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-qmhj-m29v-gvmr in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-qmhj-m29v-gvmr across PyPI dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.