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TI-2019-13070 Aliases CVE-2019-17526GHSA-7xrm-qq9q-mphg

An issue was discovered in SageMath Sage Cell Server through 2019-10-05.

Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

An issue was discovered in SageMath Sage Cell Server through 2019-10-05. Python Code Injection can occur in the context of an internet facing web application. Malicious actors can execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system, as demonstrated by an __import__('os').popen('whoami').read() line. NOTE: the vendor's position is that the product is "vulnerable by design" and the current behavior will be retained

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02999 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sagemath:sagemathcell:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableSagemath
  • cpe:2.3:a:sagemath:sagemathcell:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Sagemath

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-17526
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7xrm-qq9q-mphg

References

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