Security Advisory
CVE-2019-17019
8.8
HIGH
Vulnerability Description
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.
Published Date
January 8, 2020
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory