CVE-2017-17522

Lib/webbrowser.py in Python through 3.6.3 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which might…

published December 14, 2017

CVSS
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EPSS
4%
Percentile
89.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Lib/webbrowser.py in Python through 3.6.3 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which might allow remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL. NOTE: a software maintainer indicates that exploitation is impossible because the code relies on subprocess.Popen and the default shell=False setting

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.03595 · 89.3th percentile
Published
2017-12-14T16:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 14 DEC 16:00Z
    Lib/webbrowser.py in Python through 3.6.3 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which might…
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