lilypond-invoke-editor in LilyPond 2.19.80 does not validate strings before launching the…
Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-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
lilypond-invoke-editor in LilyPond 2.19.80 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 0.02108 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-17523
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wwvq-3fw5-hw34
References
More Lilypond vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-13132 LilyPond before 2.24 allows attackers to bypass the -dsafe protection mechanism via… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2020-13131 scm/define-stencil-commands.scm in LilyPond through 2.20.0, and 2.21.x through 2.21.4… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-07791 lilypond-invoke-editor in LilyPond 2.19.80 does not validate strings before launching the… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-17523 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-17523 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wwvq-3fw5-hw34 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-17523 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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