[issue36021] [Security][Windows] webbrowser: WindowsDefault uses os.startfile() and so can be abused to run arbitrary commands

STINNER Victor report at bugs.python.org
Mon Feb 18 07:36:15 EST 2019


STINNER Victor <vstinner at redhat.com> added the comment:

> just to know if we need to fix os.startfile or WindowsDefault.

webbrowser shouldn't call os.startfile with a path to a program on the local hard drive.

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