Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 18, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-17526
CVE-2019-17526
Description
An issue was discovered in SageMath Sage Cell Server through 2019-10-05. Python Code Injection can occur in the context of an internet facing web application. Malicious actors can execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system, as demonstrated by an __import__('os').popen('whoami').read() line. NOTE: the vendor's position is that the product is "vulnerable by design" and the current behavior will be retained
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Affected products
4- cpe:2.3:a:sagemath:sagemathcell:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- SageMath/Sage Cell Serverdescription
- Range: <=2019-10-05
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- github.com/sagemath/sagecell/commits/masternvdPatch
- gist.github.com/barrett092/0380a1c34c014e29b827d1f408381525nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- sethsec.blogspot.com/2016/11/exploiting-python-code-injection-in-web.htmlnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
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