CVE-2008-4690

CriticalCVSS 10.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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.

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CVSS 2.0 10.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Oct 22, 2008
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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