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RHSA-2026:19589: Important: python security update

  • What: Security update for Python
  • Impact: Systems using Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 may be vulnerable to various security issues
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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:19589 - Security Advisory Issued: 2026-05-20 Updated: 2026-05-20 RHSA-2026:19589 - Security Advisory Overview Updated Packages Synopsis Important: python security update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Important Red Hat Lightspeed patch analysis Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory. View affected systems Topic An update for python is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section. Description Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language, which includes modules, classes, exceptions, very high level dynamic data types and dynamic typing. Python supports interfaces to many system calls and libraries, as well as to various windowing systems. Security Fix(es): python: cpython: Python: Arbitrary code execution via command injection in webbrowser.open() API (CVE-2026-4786) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Solution For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 Affected Products Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 7 x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 7 s390x Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, big endian 7 ppc64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, little endian 7 ppc64le Fixes BZ - 2458049 - CVE-2026-4786 python: cpython: Python: Arbitrary code execution via command injection in webbrowser.open() API CVEs CVE-2026-4786 References https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important Note: More recent versions of these packages may be available. Click a package name for more details. 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