Executive brief
In Mercurial before 4.1.3, "hg serve --stdio" allows remote authenticated users to launch the Python debugger, and consequently execute arbitrary code, by using --debugger as a repository name.
Affected products
- PyPI mercurial
Junglewise Threat Intelligence
CVE-2017-9462: PYSEC-2017-91 - In Mercurial before 4.1.3, "hg serve --stdio" allows remote authenticated users to launch the Python debugger, and consequently execute arbi
CVE-2017-9462 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2017-06-06
Technologies: mercurial (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.
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