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 |pypi| |python| |travis-ci| |coveralls| |gitter|
 
+Note to users - a security `vulnerability <https://github.com/michael-lazar/rtv/issues/295>`_ has been discovered in rtv versions prior to v1.12.1
+
+It is strongly advised that you upgrade to the latest version
+
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 * `Demo`_