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CVE-2008-4690

HIGH · CVSS 10.0EPSS 5.1%EU EUVD

lynx 2.8.6dev.15 and earlier, when advanced mode is enabled and lynx is configured as a URL handler, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted lynxcgi: URL, a related issue to CVE-2005-2929. NOTE: this might only be a vulnerability in limited deployments that have defined a lynxcgi: handler.

Key facts

CVSS score
10.0 (v2.0)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS score
5.1% (92th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2008-4670)
Published
October 22, 2008
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-4670 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

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References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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