AUGUST 4, 2026
Live Feed
Back to database
Case File

CVE-2017-18266

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 2.49%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-05-10 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2017-18266
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
2.49%

Original NVD Description

The open_envvar function in xdg-open in xdg-utils before 1.1.3 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which might allow remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL, as demonstrated by %s in this environment variable.

Related CVEs

Other vulnerabilities affecting the same vendor(s)