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TI-2008-05681 Aliases CVE-2008-5985GHSA-5mj6-92x2-j3r9

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Python interface in Epiphany 2.22.3, and…

Priority LOW 31Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
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

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Python interface in Epiphany 2.22.3, and possibly other versions, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse Python file in the current working directory, related to a vulnerability in the PySys_SetArgv function (CVE-2008-5983).

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00374 31st 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:gnome:epiphany:2.22.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.22.3VulnerableGNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:epiphany:2.22.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.22.3 Vulnerable ·GNOME

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5985
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5mj6-92x2-j3r9

References

Advisory 2

Other 3

  • TI-2023-11312 In Epiphany (aka GNOME Web) through 43.0, untrusted web content can trick users into… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-04449 WebKitGTK and WPE WebKit prior to version 2.24.1 are vulnerable to address bar spoofing… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2022-11995 In GNOME Epiphany before 41.4 and 42.x before 42.2, an HTML document can trigger a client… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2018-08611 libephymain.so in GNOME Web (aka Epiphany) through 3.28.2.1 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2018-08127 ephy-session.c in libephymain.so in GNOME Web (aka Epiphany) through 3.28.2.1 allows… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2017-14371 GNOME Web (Epiphany) 3.23 before 3.23.5, 3.22 before 3.22.6, 3.20 before 3.20.7, 3.18… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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