Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Google Desktop allows remote attackers to…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Google Desktop allows remote attackers to bypass protection schemes and inject arbitrary web script or HTML, and possibly gain full access to the system, by using an XSS vulnerability in google.com to extract the signature for the internal web server, then calling the "under" parameter in Advanced Search with the proper signature.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-1085
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7mx5-3rqh-r9mj
References
More Google Desktop vulnerabilities
- TI-2007-03047 Google Desktop allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2007-1085 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-1085 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7mx5-3rqh-r9mj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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