The webbrowser.open() API would accept leading dashes in the URL which
could be handled as command line options for certain web browsers. New
behavior rejects leading dashes. Users are recommended to sanitize URLs
prior to passing to webbrowser.open().
could be handled as command line options for certain web browsers. New
behavior rejects leading dashes. Users are recommended to sanitize URLs
prior to passing to webbrowser.open().
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | The webbrowser.open() API would accept leading dashes in the URL which could be handled as command line options for certain web browsers. New behavior rejects leading dashes. Users are recommended to sanitize URLs prior to passing to webbrowser.open(). | |
| Title | webbrowser.open() allows leading dashes in URLs | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: PSF
Published:
Updated: 2026-03-20T15:08:32.576Z
Reserved: 2026-03-20T15:01:11.126Z
Link: CVE-2026-4519
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-03-20T15:16:24.057
Modified: 2026-03-20T15:16:24.057
Link: CVE-2026-4519
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