Arbitrary Command Injection Affecting cpython package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (4th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CONAN-CPYTHON-15703577
  • published20 Mar 2026
  • disclosed20 Mar 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 20 Mar 2026

CVE-2026-4519  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-77  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

A fix was pushed into the master branch but not yet published.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Command Injection via the webbrowser.open() function. An attacker can execute arbitrary browser command-line options by supplying a URL with leading dashes, potentially causing unintended browser behavior or security bypass.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1