CVE-2018-1000523 json
Topydo Improper Input Validation vulnerability
published 2018-06-26 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-h6h9-pphv-m266 , PYSEC-2018-76 , EUVD-2018-0140
- cvss
- 8.1
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.1%
- EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 67%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
topydo contains a CWE-20: Improper Input Validation vulnerability in ListFormatParser::parse, file topydo/lib/ListFormat.py line 292 as of d4f843dac71308b2f29a7c2cdc76f055c3841523 that can result in Injection of arbitrary bytes to the terminal, including terminal escape code sequences. This attack appear to be exploitable via The victim must open a todo.txt with at least one specially crafted line..
Exploit prediction
1.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | topydo | <=0.13 all versions |
no fix listed |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
-
github.com
/bram85/topydo/issues/240
web, third-party-advisory, report
-
github.com
/bram85/topydo/blob/master/topydo/lib/ListFormat.py#L292
web, third-party-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000523
advisory
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-h6h9-pphv-m266
advisory
-
github.com
/bram85/topydo
package
-
github.com
/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/topydo/PYSEC-2018-76.yaml
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-1000523
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-h6h9-pphv-m266
- NVD CVE-2018-1000523
- OSV PYSEC-2018-76
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