VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-9948

urllib in Python 2.x through 2.7.16 supports the local_file: scheme, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass protection mechanisms that blacklist file: URIs, as demonstrated by triggering a urllib.urlopen('local_file:///etc/passwd') call.

CRITICAL 9.1EPSS 11.8%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.8%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

CVSS 3.1: 9.1 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS: 11.84% probability · 96th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-22
Affected: python/python · opensuse/leap · debian/debian linux · fedoraproject/fedora · canonical/ubuntu linux · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux eus · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux server eus · redhat/enterprise linux tus · redhat/enterprise linux workstation
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 11.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00092.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00050.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154927/Slackware-Security-Advisory-python-Updates.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107549Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1700Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2030Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3335Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3520Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.python.org/issue35907Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/11842Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1b103833cb5bc8466e24ff0ecc5e75b45a705334ab6a444e64e840a0%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00022.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00034.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HQEQLXLOCR3SNM3AA5RRYJFQ5AZBYJ4L/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KRYFIMISZ47NTAU3XWZUOFB7CYL62KES/
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Oct/29Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-26Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190404-0004/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4127-1/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4127-2/Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00092.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00050.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154927/Slackware-Security-Advisory-python-Updates.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107549Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1700Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2030Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3335Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3520Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.