lilypond-invoke-editor in LilyPond 2.19.80 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which allows remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by a --proxy-pac-file argument
Published Dec 11, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.10%
Description
lilypond-invoke-editor in LilyPond 2.19.80 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which allows remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by a --proxy-pac-file argument.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.10% (0.02098) | 81.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 13, 2026 | 2.13% (0.02127) | 79.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.62% (0.00619) | 79.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.62% (0.00619) | 78.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.62% (0.00619) | 75.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 4, 2023 | 0.52% (0.00520) | 73.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.50% (0.00501) | 72.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01110) | 29.52th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01110) | 28.89th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.11% (0.01110) | 66.78th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.11% (0.01110) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (3)
- https://bugs.debian.org/881767 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/884136 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://sourceforge.net/p/testlilyissues/issues/5243/ x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugs.debian.org/881767 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugs.debian.org/884136 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://sourceforge.net/p/testlilyissues/issues/5243/ | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatch |
Change history (0)
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