GHSA-24p8-x4mp-cq86CriticalCVSS 9.1

urllib in Python 2.x through 2.7.16 supports the local_file: scheme, which makes it easier for...

Published
May 24, 2022
Last Modified
October 14, 2026

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📋 Description

urllib in Python 2.x through 2.7.16 supports the local_file: scheme, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass protection mechanisms that blacklist file: URIs, as demonstrated by triggering a urllib.urlopen('local_file:///etc/passwd') call.

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