{
    "id": "CVE-2019-9948",
    "published": "2019-03-23 18:29:02",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 02:44:54",
    "cvss_score": "9.1",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
    "cwe": "CWE-22",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.11844",
    "epss_percentile": "0.95980",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-03 18:17:24",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "EPSS 11.8% — above the 10% action threshold."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "canonical",
            "product": "ubuntu_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "debian",
            "product": "debian_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "fedoraproject",
            "product": "fedora"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "opensuse",
            "product": "leap"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "python",
            "product": "python"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "redhat",
            "product": "enterprise_linux_desktop"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "redhat",
            "product": "enterprise_linux_eus"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "redhat",
            "product": "enterprise_linux_server"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "redhat",
            "product": "enterprise_linux_server_eus"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "redhat",
            "product": "enterprise_linux_tus"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "redhat",
            "product": "enterprise_linux_workstation"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00092.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00050.html",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154927/Slackware-Security-Advisory-python-Updates.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107549",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1700",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2030",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3335",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3520",
        "https://bugs.python.org/issue35907",
        "https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/11842",
        "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1b103833cb5bc8466e24ff0ecc5e75b45a705334ab6a444e64e840a0%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E",
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00022.html",
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00011.html",
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00011.html",
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00034.html",
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HQEQLXLOCR3SNM3AA5RRYJFQ5AZBYJ4L/",
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KRYFIMISZ47NTAU3XWZUOFB7CYL62KES/",
        "https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Oct/29",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-26",
        "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190404-0004/",
        "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4127-1/",
        "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4127-2/",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00092.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00050.html",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154927/Slackware-Security-Advisory-python-Updates.html"
    ]
}