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CVE-2019-9948

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.1 EPSS 11.84% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2019-03-23 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

AI analysis pending.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
github.com ↗
External Security References
packetstormsecurity.com ↗

Note: these links are listed for security research and verification purposes only.

CVE
CVE-2019-9948
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.1
EPSS
11.84%

Original NVD 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.