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CVE-2010-0657

CRITICAL CVSS: 9.3 Published: 2010-02-18 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Google Chrome before 4.0.249.78 on Windows does not perform the expected encoding, escaping, and quoting for the URL in the --app argument in a desktop shortcut, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs or obtain sensitive information by tricking a user into creating a crafted shortcut.

Affected Platforms

Microsoft WindowsGoogle Chrome

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References