CVE-2019-12761 is a code injection vulnerability in PyXDG versions prior to 0.26, affecting the python-pyxdg library. It allows an attacker to execute arbitrary Python code by crafting a malicious .menu file containing a specially designed Category element, which is then processed by xdg.Menu.parse due to insufficient sanitization before an eval call. Rated 7.5 HIGH on CVSS, this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and high attack complexity (AC:H), but can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.26CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:python:pyxdg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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