VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-17019

CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability1.05%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-01-08
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

When Python was installed on Windows, a python file being served with the MIME type of text/plain could be executed by Python instead of being opened as a text file when the Open option was selected upon download. *Note: this issue only occurs on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 72.

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