Rust advisories / crate
Security history · webbrowser · data from Oct 24, 2026
Is webbrowser safe to use? Its security history
VerdictNo open advisories. 2 past vulnerabilities were fixed; use 1.2.2 or newer to be clear of all of them.
2advisories on record
2vulnerabilities
0unmaintained notices
1.2.2newest fixed version
Every advisory, newest first
- VulnerabilityRUSTSEC-2026-0257 · 2026-07-29Unix `BROWSER` handling allows browser argument injection
- VulnerabilityGHSA-m589-mv4q-p7rj · 2023-01-13webbrowser-rs allows attackers to access arbitrary files via supplying a crafted URL
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RustSec advisories (CC0-1.0) and GitHub-reviewed advisories via OSV's crates.io export, downloaded Oct 24, 2026.
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