Xdg-utils 1.0.2 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary…
Priority LOW 36CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Xdg-utils 1.0.2 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a URL argument to (1) xdg-open or (2) xdg-email.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03171 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 6 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2007.1 | Running on | Mandrakesoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007.1:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* | 2007.1 | Running on | Mandrakesoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2008.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2008.0 | Running on | Mandrakesoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2008.0:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* | 2008.0 | Running on | Mandrakesoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:xdg-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.0.2 | Vulnerable | gentoo |
- cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2007.1 Running on ·Mandrakesoft
- cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007.1:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2007.1 Running on ·Mandrakesoft
- cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2008.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2008.0 Running on ·Mandrakesoft
- cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2008.0:*:x86_64:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2008.0 Running on ·Mandrakesoft
- cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:xdg-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.0.2 Vulnerable ·gentoo
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-0386
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w4vh-2xrr-v7qg
References
Exploit 6
- http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-email?r1=1.36&r2=1.37
- http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-email.in?r1=1.24&r2=1.25
- http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-open?r1=1.32&r2=1.33
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=207331
- http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-open.in?r1=1.17&r2=1.18
- http://webcvs.freedesktop.org/portland/portland/xdg-utils/scripts/xdg-email.in?view=log
More gentoo Xdg-utils vulnerabilities
- TI-2014-07813 Eval injection vulnerability in xdg-utils 1.1.0 RC1, when no supported desktop… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
- CVE-2008-0386 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-0386 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w4vh-2xrr-v7qg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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