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Servers and applications

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 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

Severity
High 8.8
Published
14 Dec 2017
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
PythonServers and applications · cpe:a:python:python
  • Every version up to 3.6.3

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17522
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17522