CVE-2013-6486

CriticalCVSS 9.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

gtkutils.c in Pidgin before 2.10.8 on Windows allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via a message containing a file: URL that is improperly handled during construction of an explorer.exe command. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2011-3185.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 9.3/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Feb 6, 2014
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2013-6486: Critical severity, CVSS 9.3 | Vulnix