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CVE-2019-12761

UnknownEPSS 2.10%

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CVE-2019-12761 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. A code injection issue was discovered in PyXDG before 0.26 via crafted Python code in a Category element of a Menu XML document in a .menu file. XDG_CONFIG_DIRS must be set up to trigger xdg.Menu.parse parsing within the directory containing this file. EPSS estimates a 2.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A code injection issue was discovered in PyXDG before 0.26 via crafted Python code in a Category element of a Menu XML document in a .menu file. XDG_CONFIG_DIRS must be set up to trigger xdg.Menu.parse parsing within the directory containing this file. This is due to a lack of sanitization in xdg/Menu.py before an eval call.

Metrics

EPSS Probability
2.10%

79.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
PythonPyxdg< 0.26

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-12761?
A code injection issue was discovered in PyXDG before 0.26 via crafted Python code in a Category element of a Menu XML document in a .menu file. XDG_CONFIG_DIRS must be set up to trigger xdg.Menu.parse parsing within the directory containing this file. This is due to a lack of sanitization in xdg/Menu.py before an eval call.
How severe is CVE-2019-12761?
Severity scoring for CVE-2019-12761 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 2.10% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2019-12761?
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Source: NVD / NIST