Interaction error in xdg-open allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by…
Priority LOW 34CWE-94Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- 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
Interaction error in xdg-open allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a file with a dangerous MIME type but using a safe type that Firefox sends to xdg-open, which causes xdg-open to process the dangerous file type through automatic type detection, as demonstrated by overwriting the .desktop file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02164 82nd 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
| 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 · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:xdg-utils:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Freedesktop |
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Mozilla |
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:xdg-utils:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Freedesktop
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Mozilla
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-0068
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c244-p864-46qg
References
More Freedesktop Xdg-utils vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-03721 When xdg-mail is configured to use thunderbird for mailto URLs, improper parsing of the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
- TI-2015-01685 The open_generic_xdg_mime function in xdg-open in xdg-utils 1.1.0 rc1 in Debian, when… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-13451 The open_envvar function in xdg-open in xdg-utils before 1.1.3 does not validate strings… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-16833 A flaw was found in the xdg-email component of xdg-utils-1.1.0-rc1 and newer. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2009-0068 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-0068 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c244-p864-46qg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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