Updated: 2026-02-20 04:38:49.008646
Description:
In Python (aka CPython) up to 3.10.8, the mailcap module does not add escape characters into commands discovered in the system mailcap file. This may allow attackers to inject shell commands into applications that call mailcap.findmatch with untrusted input (if they lack validation of user-provided filenames or arguments). The fix is also back-ported to 3.7, 3.8, 3.9
| Links | NIST | CIRCL | RHEL | Ubuntu |
| Severity | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| CVSS Version 2.x | HIGH | 8.0 |
| CVSS Version 3.x | HIGH | 7.6 |
| OS name | Project name | Version | Score | Severity | Status | Errata | Last updated | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 12 | python | 3.6 | 7.6 | HIGH | In Testing | 2026-02-20 19:11:31 | Not affected: the deployed CPython version is 3.9.23, which already includes the upstream fix for th... | |
| Debian 12 | python | 2.7 | 7.6 | HIGH | In Testing | 2026-02-20 19:11:30 | Not affected: the deployed CPython version is 3.9.23, which already includes the upstream fix for th... | |
| Debian 12 | python | 3.8 | 7.6 | HIGH | Not Vulnerable | 2025-11-12 16:12:11 | Not affected: the deployed CPython version is 3.9.23, which already includes the upstream fix for th... | |
| Debian 13 | python | 3.9 | 7.6 | HIGH | Not Vulnerable | 2025-12-05 14:56:38 | Not affected: the deployed CPython version is 3.9.23, which already includes the upstream fix for th... | |
| Debian 13 | python | 3.6 | 7.6 | HIGH | In Testing | 2026-02-20 19:11:29 | Not affected: the deployed CPython version is 3.9.23, which already includes the upstream fix for th... | |
| Debian 13 | python | 2.7 | 7.6 | HIGH | In Testing | 2026-02-20 19:11:32 | Not affected: the deployed CPython version is 3.9.23, which already includes the upstream fix for th... | |
| Debian 13 | python | 3.8 | 7.6 | HIGH | Not Vulnerable | 2025-11-12 16:12:12 | Not affected: the deployed CPython version is 3.9.23, which already includes the upstream fix for th... | |
| Debian 13 | python | 3.7 | 7.6 | HIGH | Not Vulnerable | 2025-11-12 16:12:13 | Not affected: the deployed CPython version is 3.9.23, which already includes the upstream fix for th... | |
| EL 10 | python | 2.7 | 7.6 | HIGH | In Testing | 2026-02-20 19:11:34 | ||
| EL 10 | python | 3.6 | 7.6 | HIGH | In Testing | 2026-02-20 19:11:33 |