Machine-written summary
Summary written by Claude Haiku from the source advisory. Not reviewed by a person.
The webbrowser crate, versions before 1.2.2, is vulnerable on Unix platforms. An attacker who can supply a non-HTTP(S) URL to an application using it can inject extra arguments into the browser command, such as enabling a local debugging endpoint or routing traffic through an attacker-controlled proxy, depending on the browser. Upgrade to webbrowser 1.2.2 or later. Applications that only need HTTP(S) URLs can enable the crate's hardened feature as an additional safeguard.
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Severity and exploitation
No source has published a CVSS score for this record yet.
- CISA KEV Not listed.
- EPSS No score.
Timeline
- 31 Oct 2026, 14:24 UTC First seen by agentprime
- 31 Oct 2026, 14:24 UTC Confirmed by OSV
Sources
- GitHub Advisory Database: GHSA-2ph8-5cr8-hr33
- OSV: GHSA-2ph8-5cr8-hr33
- crates.io/crates/webbrowser
- rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2026-0257.html
- github.com/amodm/webbrowser-rs/commit/31d1b924885551c0e553909d27c738ca6958a0f3
- github.com/amodm/webbrowser-rs/commit/31d1b924885551c0e553909d27c738ca6958a0f3
- github.com/amodm/webbrowser-rs/releases/tag/v1.2.2