CVE-2017-17522
mediumpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.036 · 89 %ileEUFRNLRUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–8.8
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affected products (6)
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advisories (2)
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- NCSC-2024-0339Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Microsoft MarinerNL2024-08-13csaf · ncsc_nlNL
Microsoft heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Mariner (Azure Linux).
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMwareFrançais2026-10-26vendor · certfrFR
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references (7)
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- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17522cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102207enisa_euvd
- https://bugs.python.org/issue32367enisa_euvd
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17522enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102207Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- https://bugs.python.org/issue32367nvd
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17522Issue TrackingThird Party Advisorynvd
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