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CRITICAL

CVE-2019-17626

CVSS v3

9.8

CRITICAL

EPSS Score

10.2 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-05

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

—

SSVC status

Description

ReportLab through 3.5.26 allows remote code execution because of toColor(eval(arg)) in colors.py, as demonstrated by a crafted XML document with '<span color="' followed by arbitrary Python code.

Technical details

Published
2019-10-16

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-17626?

ReportLab through 3.5.26 allows remote code execution because of toColor(eval(arg)) in colors.py, as demonstrated by a crafted XML document with '<span color="' followed by arbitrary Python code.

Is CVE-2019-17626 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-17626 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 10.2% on 2026-10-05, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-17626?

CVE-2019-17626 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity).

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