In the urllib3 library through 1.24.1 for Python, CRLF injection is possible if the attacker controls the request parameter.
CVE-2019-11236
This medium-severity CVE scores 6.1 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.6%, top 31% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 6.1
- EG Score
- 6.1(medium)
- EPSS
- 79.3%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
April 15, 2019
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (30)
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00039.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00041.html
- cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2272
- cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3335
- cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3590
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/urllib3/urllib3/issues/1553
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00016.html
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00015.html
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00012.html
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NKGPJLVLVYCL4L4B4G5TIOTVK4BKPG72/
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R62XGEYPUTXMRHGX5I37EBCGQ5COHGKR/
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TBI45HO533KYHNB5YRO43TBYKA3E3VRL/
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XOSA2NT4DUQDBEIWE6O7KKD24XND7TE2/
- cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3990-1/
- cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3990-2/
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2019-11236(4)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2020:1605Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: python27:2.7 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- RHBA-2020:1539Red Hat Product SecurityCritical
Red Hat Bug Fix Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Tower 3.5.6-1 - RHEL7 Container
- RHBA-2020:1540Red Hat Product SecurityCritical
Red Hat Bug Fix Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Tower 3.6.4-1 - RHEL7 Container
- RHSA-2019:3335Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: python27:2.7 security and bug fix update
Patch Availability(14)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | python3-urllib3 (1.22-1ubuntu0.18.04.1) @ bionic | 2026-05-27 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | python3-urllib3 (1.7.1-1ubuntu4.1+esm1) @ trusty | 2026-05-27 | ubuntu |
| redhat | python-urllib3-0:1.24.3-1.el7 | 2020-07-07 | redhat |
| redhat | python-pip-0:9.0.3-7.el7_8 | 2020-05-12 | redhat |
| redhat | python-virtualenv-0:15.1.0-4.el7_8 | 2020-05-12 | redhat |
| redhat | python-pip-0:9.0.3-16.el8 | 2020-04-28 | redhat |
| redhat | python27:2.7-8020020200117110429.90f98d4f | 2020-04-28 | redhat |
| redhat | ansible-tower-36/ansible-tower:3.6.4-1 | 2020-04-22 | redhat |
| redhat | ansible-tower-35/ansible-tower:3.5.6-1 | 2020-04-22 | redhat |
| redhat | python-pip-0:9.0.3-7.el7_7 | 2020-03-17 | redhat |
| redhat | python-virtualenv-0:15.1.0-4.el7_7 | 2020-03-17 | redhat |
| redhat | python27:2.7-8010020190903182548.51c94b97 | 2019-11-05 | redhat |
| redhat | python-urllib3-0:1.24.2-2.el8 | 2019-11-05 | redhat |
| redhat | python-urllib3-0:1.10.2-7.el7 | 2019-08-06 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
PyPI(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| urllib3 | 0.2 ... 1.24.2 (49 versions) | 1.24.3 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(12)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Microsoft MSRCCVE-2019-112362020-12-21
In the urllib3 library through 1.24.1 for Python CRLF injection is possible if the attacker controls the request parameter.
- Red HatRHBA-2020:2785MODERATE2019-03-13
RHBA-2020:2785 — Moderate
- Red HatRHBA-2020:2804MODERATE2019-03-13
RHBA-2020:2804 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2019:2272MODERATE2019-03-13
RHSA-2019:2272 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2019:3590MODERATE2019-03-13
RHSA-2019:3590 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2020:0850MODERATE2019-03-13
RHSA-2020:0850 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2020:0851MODERATE2019-03-13
RHSA-2020:0851 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2020:1916MODERATE2019-03-13
RHSA-2020:1916 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2020:2068MODERATE2019-03-13
RHSA-2020:2068 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2020:2081MODERATE2019-03-13
RHSA-2020:2081 — Moderate
- UbuntuUSN-3990-1MEDIUM
urllib3 vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-3990-2MEDIUM
urllib3 vulnerability
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 12× in last 7d / 43× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-07-22 14:05 UTCEPSS rescore
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