CVE-2026-4519
Publication date 26 March 2026
Last updated 26 March 2026
Ubuntu priority
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().
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| jython | 25.10 questing |
Needs evaluation
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
|
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| pypy3 | 25.10 questing |
Needs evaluation
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
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| python2.7 | 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Needs evaluation
|
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| python3.4 | 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| python3.5 | 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Needs evaluation
|
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| python3.6 | 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| python3.7 | 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| python3.8 | 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
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| python3.9 | 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| python3.10 | 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| python3.11 | 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
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| python3.12 | 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| python3.13 | 25.10 questing |
Needs evaluation
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| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| python3.14 | 25.10 questing |
Needs evaluation
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| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |
References
Other references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-4519
- https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/AY5NDSS433JK56Q7Q5IS7B37QFZVVOUS/
- https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/143930
- https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/143931
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/43fe06b96f6a6cf5cfd5bdab20b8649374956866
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/82a24a4442312bdcfc4c799885e8b3e00990f02b
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/9669a912a0e329c094e992204d6bdb8787024d76
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/ad4d5ba32af4d80b0dfa2ba9d8203bfb219e60a5
- https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/ceac1efc66516ac387eef2c9a0ce671895b44f03
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/20/1