CVE-2019-17019
When Python was installed on Windows, a python file being served with the MIME type of text/plain...
When Python was installed on Windows, a python file being served with the MIME type of text/plain could be executed by Python instead of being opened as a text file when the Open option was selected upon download. Note: this issue only occurs on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 72.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- 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
When Python was installed on Windows, a python file being served with the MIME type of text/plain could be executed by Python instead of being opened as a text file when the Open option was selected upon download. Note: this issue only occurs on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 72.
- Record
CVE-2019-17019- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
When Python was installed on Windows, a python file being served with the MIME type of text/plain could be executed by Python instead of being opened as a text file when the Open option was selected upon download. Note: this issue only occurs on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 72.
- Record
CVE-2019-17019- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-7493 No score
When Python was installed on Windows, a python file being served with the MIME type of text/plain could be executed by Python instead of being opened as a text file when the Open option was selected upon download. Note: this issue only occurs on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 72.
- Record
EUVD-2019-7493- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r75w-mj28-6x5x No score
When Python was installed on Windows, a python file being served with the MIME type of text/plain...
When Python was installed on Windows, a python file being served with the MIME type of text/plain could be executed by Python instead of being opened as a text file when the Open option was selected upon download. Note: this issue only occurs on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 72.
- Record
GHSA-r75w-mj28-6x5x- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-17019
When Python was installed on Windows, a python file being served with the MIME type of text/plain could be executed by Python instead of being opened as a text file when the Open option was selected upon download. Note: this issue only occurs on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 72.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-17019- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mozjs52Ubuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 52.3.1-0ubuntu352.3.1-7fakesync152.8.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.152.9.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
None known |
mozjs38Ubuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 38.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu138.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu338.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu4 |
None known |
mozjs52Ubuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 52.9.1-1build152.9.1-1ubuntu3 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-17019 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Mozilla Firefox, published January 8, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.05%, the 64th percentile. No source names a fixed version.