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CVE-2008-4690

CRITICAL CVSS: 10.0 Published: 2008-10-22 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Lynx Lynx

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-noinfo

References