Vulnerability · CVE-2017-17512
sensible-browser in sensible-utils before 0.0.11 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which allows rem…
Published Dec 11, 2017 · catalog updated Oct 14, 2026 · sensible-utils project
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2017-17512. EPSS is 2.35%. Act only if a listed version of sensible-utils project is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High8.8
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 2.35%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe sensible-utils project/sensible-utils
sensible-browser in sensible-utils before 0.0.11 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which allows remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by a --proxy-pac-file argument.
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- cpe sensible-utils project/sensible-utilsversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2017-17512
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2017-17512. EPSS is 2.35%. Act only if a listed version of sensible-utils project is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-74: Injection. EPSS 2.35%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Dec 11, 2017 · NIST NVD
Detected
sensible-browser in sensible-utils before 0.0.11 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which allows remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by a --proxy-pac-file argument.
Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
sensible-browser in sensible-utils before 0.0.11 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which allows remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by a --proxy-pac-file argument.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2017-17512
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2017-17512
30-day exploitation probability 2.4%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2017-17512
sensible-browser in sensible-utils before 0.0.11 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which allows remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by a --proxy-pac-file argu
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 16, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.