FreeBSD : Python -- The webbrowser.open() API allows leading dashes (9fdad262-2e0f-11f1-88c7-00a098b42aeb)

The version of FreeBSD installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the 9fdad262-2e0f-11f1-88c7-00a098b42aeb advisory. https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/143931 reports: The webbrowser.open API would accept leading...

Arbitrary Command Injection

Overview Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Command Injection via the webbrowser.open function. An attacker can execute arbitrary browser command-line options by supplying a URL with leading dashes, potentially causing unintended browser behavior or security bypass...

PSF-2026-14

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...