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TI-2008-03295 Aliases CVE-2008-3435GHSA-5gwj-42jg-vg3v

LinkedIn Browser Toolbar 3.0.3.1100 and earlier does not properly verify the authenticity…

Priority LOW 37CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

LinkedIn Browser Toolbar 3.0.3.1100 and earlier does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse update, as demonstrated by evilgrade and DNS cache poisoning.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0184 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:linkedin:browser_toolbar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.0.3.1100VulnerableLinkedIn
  • cpe:2.3:a:linkedin:browser_toolbar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.0.3.1100 Vulnerable ·LinkedIn

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-3435
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5gwj-42jg-vg3v

References

Other 3

Sources

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