CVE-2017-17528

8.8 highEPSS 1.9%

High (8.8) in scummvm scummvm. EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

backends/platform/sdl/posix/posix.cpp in ScummVM 1.9.0 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which might allow remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

8.8 high

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 1.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 79% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-74
Published: 2017-12-14
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

scummvm:scummvm

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17528
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17528

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