High

Reddit Terminal Viewer (RTV) vulnerable to argument injection attacks

  • Disclosed: 14.05.2022
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 13:18

scripts/inspect_webbrowser.py in Reddit Terminal Viewer (RTV) 1.19.0 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which might allow remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Python (PyPI) rtv <= 1.19.0 no fix

References

CVSS score 8.8/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-74
Platform
Python (PyPI)
Package
rtv
Disclosed
14.05.2022
Updated
11.10.2026 13:18

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-914 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-336h-q7mh-8vf8 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: rtv

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