Vulnerability in Lilypond

CVE-2020-17353

scm/define-stencil-commands.scm in LilyPond through 2.20.0, and 2.21.x through 2.21.4, when -dsafe is used, lacks restrictions on embedded-ps and embedded-svg, as demonstrated by including dangerous PostScript code.

EPSS: 0.024 (81.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-17353?
CVE-2020-17353 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Lilypond. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-08-05.
How severe is CVE-2020-17353?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-17353 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.