CVE-2019-12172

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2019-05-17 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Typora 0.9.9.21.1 (1913) allows arbitrary code execution via a modified file: URL syntax in the HREF attribute of an AREA element, as demonstrated by file:\\\ on macOS or Linux, or file://C| on Windows. This is different from CVE-2019-12137.

Affected products

Typora: 0.9.9.21.1

References

https://github.com/typora/typora-issues/issues/2166
https://github.com/typora/typora-issues/issues/2166

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