CVE-2019-12172
Typora 0.9.9.21.1 (1913) allows arbitrary code execution via a modified file: URL syntax in the...
Typora 0.9.9.21.1 (1913) allows arbitrary code execution via a modified file: URL syntax in the HREF attribute of an AREA element, as demonstrated by file:\\ on macOS or Linux, or file://C| on Windows. This is different from CVE-2019-12137.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Typora 0.9.9.21.1 (1913) allows arbitrary code execution via a modified file: URL syntax in the HREF attribute of an AREA element, as demonstrated by file:\\ on macOS or Linux, or file://C| on Windows. This is different from CVE-2019-12137.
- Record
CVE-2019-12172- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Typora 0.9.9.21.1 (1913) allows arbitrary code execution via a modified file: URL syntax in the HREF attribute of an AREA element, as demonstrated by file:\\ on macOS or Linux, or file://C| on Windows. This is different from CVE-2019-12137.
- Record
CVE-2019-12172- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-3821 No score
Typora 0.9.9.21.1 (1913) allows arbitrary code execution via a modified file: URL syntax in the HREF attribute of an AREA element, as demonstrated by file:\\ on macOS or Linux, or file://C| on Windows. This is different from CVE-2019-12137.
- Record
EUVD-2019-3821- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j8m6-hgfm-cp2q
Typora 0.9.9.21.1 (1913) allows arbitrary code execution via a modified file: URL syntax in the...
Typora 0.9.9.21.1 (1913) allows arbitrary code execution via a modified file: URL syntax in the HREF attribute of an AREA element, as demonstrated by file:\\ on macOS or Linux, or file://C| on Windows. This is different from CVE-2019-12137.
- Record
GHSA-j8m6-hgfm-cp2q- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-12172 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Typora, published May 17, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.81%, the 78th percentile. No source names a fixed version.