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critical 9.8

CVE-2019-17526 json

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

published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-7877

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.0%
EPSS 3.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
public exploits
0
none known

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

Patch / fix

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Exploit prediction

3.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • sethsec.blogspot.com https://sethsec.blogspot.com/2016/11/exploiting-python-code-injection-in-web.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • gist.github.com https://gist.github.com/barrett092/0380a1c34c014e29b827d1f408381525 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

Sources

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