sensible-browser in sensible-utils before 0.0.11 does not validate strings before…
Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-74Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
sensible-browser in sensible-utils before 0.0.11 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which allows remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by a --proxy-pac-file argument.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02355 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sensible-utils_project:sensible-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 0.0.11 | Vulnerable | Sensible-utils Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:sensible-utils_project:sensible-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.0.11 Vulnerable ·Sensible-utils Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-17512
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fc69-2v7r-7r95
References
Sources
- CVE-2017-17512 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-17512 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fc69-2v7r-7r95 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-17512 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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