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().

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First Time appeared Python
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Weaknesses CWE-88
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cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L'}

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Fri, 20 Mar 2026 21:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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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
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: PSF

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-24T19:03:47.279Z

Reserved: 2026-03-20T15:01:11.126Z

Link: CVE-2026-4519

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-03-20T15:16:24.057

Modified: 2026-03-24T20:16:30.950

Link: CVE-2026-4519

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-03-20T15:08:32Z

Links: CVE-2026-4519 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-03-23T09:53:28Z

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