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CVE-2008-4690: lynx

Modified
Published 22-10-2008Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-4690 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in lynx. EPSS estimates a 5.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 10, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
5.06%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10329-1RHSA-2008:0965

Timeline

  1. 22-10-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

5.06%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

92%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 5.06% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Lynx1 product
  • lynx≤ 2.8.6 | 2.8.1:dev.1 | 2.8.1:dev.10 | 2.8.1:dev.11 | 2.8.1:dev.12 | 2.8.1:dev.13 | 2.8.1:dev.14 | 2.8.1:dev.15 | 2.8.1:dev.16 | 2.8.1:dev.17 | 2.8.1:dev.18 | 2.8.1:dev.19 | 2.8.1:dev.2 | 2.8.1:dev.20 | 2.8.1:dev.21 | 2.8.1:dev.22 | 2.8.1:dev.23 | 2.8.1:dev.24 | 2.8.1:dev.26 | 2.8.1:dev.27 | 2.8.1:dev.28 | 2.8.1:dev.29 | 2.8.1:dev.3 | 2.8.1:dev.4 | 2.8.1:dev.5 | 2.8.1:dev.6 | 2.8.1:dev.7 | 2.8.1:dev.8 | 2.8.1:dev.9 | 2.8.1:pre.1 | 2.8.1:pre.10 | 2.8.1:pre.11 | 2.8.1:pre.2 | 2.8.1:pre.3 | 2.8.1:pre.4 | 2.8.1:pre.5 | 2.8.1:pre.6 | 2.8.1:pre.7 | 2.8.1:pre.8 | 2.8.1:pre.9 | 2.8.1:rel.1 | 2.8.1:rel.2 | 2.8.2:dev.1 | 2.8.2:dev.10 | 2.8.2:dev.11 | 2.8.2:dev.12 | 2.8.2:dev.13 | 2.8.2:dev.14 | 2.8.2:dev.15 | 2.8.2:dev.16 | 2.8.2:dev.17 | 2.8.2:dev.18 | 2.8.2:dev.19 | 2.8.2:dev.2 | 2.8.2:dev.20 | 2.8.2:dev.21 | 2.8.2:dev.22 | 2.8.2:dev.23 | 2.8.2:dev.24 | 2.8.2:dev.25 | 2.8.2:dev.26 | 2.8.2:dev.3 | 2.8.2:dev.4 | 2.8.2:dev.5 | 2.8.2:dev.6 | 2.8.2:dev.7 | 2.8.2:dev.8 | 2.8.2:dev.9 | 2.8.2:pre.1 | 2.8.2:pre.10 | 2.8.2:pre.11 | 2.8.2:pre.2 | 2.8.2:pre.3 | 2.8.2:pre.4 | 2.8.2:pre.5 | 2.8.2:pre.6 | 2.8.2:pre.7 | 2.8.2:pre.8 | 2.8.2:pre.9 | 2.8.2:rel.1 | 2.8.3:dev.1 | 2.8.3:dev.10 | 2.8.3:dev.11 | 2.8.3:dev.12 | 2.8.3:dev.13 | 2.8.3:dev.14 | 2.8.3:dev.15 | 2.8.3:dev.16 | 2.8.3:dev.17 | 2.8.3:dev.18 | 2.8.3:dev.19 | 2.8.3:dev.2 | 2.8.3:dev.20 | 2.8.3:dev.21 | 2.8.3:dev.22 | 2.8.3:dev.23 | 2.8.3:dev.3 | 2.8.3:dev.4 | 2.8.3:dev.5 | 2.8.3:dev.6 | 2.8.3:dev.7 | 2.8.3:dev.8 | 2.8.3:dev.9 | 2.8.3:pre1 | 2.8.3:pre2 | 2.8.3:pre3 | 2.8.3:pre4 | 2.8.3:pre5 | 2.8.3:pre6 | 2.8.3:pre7 | 2.8.3:pre8 | 2.8.3:rel1 | 2.8.4:dev1 | 2.8.4:dev10 | 2.8.4:dev11 | 2.8.4:dev12 | 2.8.4:dev13 | 2.8.4:dev14 | 2.8.4:dev15 | 2.8.4:dev16 | 2.8.4:dev17 | 2.8.4:dev18 | 2.8.4:dev19 | 2.8.4:dev2 | 2.8.4:dev20 | 2.8.4:dev21 | 2.8.4:dev3 | 2.8.4:dev4 | 2.8.4:dev5 | 2.8.4:dev6 | 2.8.4:dev7 | 2.8.4:dev8 | 2.8.4:dev9 | 2.8.4:pre.1 | 2.8.4:pre.2 | 2.8.4:pre.3 | 2.8.4:pre.4 | 2.8.4:pre.5 | 2.8.4:rel.1 | 2.8.5:dev.1 | 2.8.5:dev.10 | 2.8.5:dev.11 | 2.8.5:dev.12 | 2.8.5:dev.13 | 2.8.5:dev.14 | 2.8.5:dev.15 | 2.8.5:dev.16 | 2.8.5:dev.17 | 2.8.5:dev.2 | 2.8.5:dev.3 | 2.8.5:dev.4 | 2.8.5:dev.5 | 2.8.5:dev.6 | 2.8.5:dev.7 | 2.8.5:dev.8 | 2.8.5:dev.9 | 2.8.5:pre.1 | 2.8.5:pre.2 | 2.8.5:pre.3 | 2.8.5:pre.4 | 2.8.5:pre.5 | 2.8.5:rel.1 | 2.8.6:dev1 | 2.8.6:dev10 | 2.8.6:dev11 | 2.8.6:dev12 | 2.8.6:dev13 | 2.8.6:dev14 | 2.8.6:dev2 | 2.8.6:dev3 | 2.8.6:dev4 | 2.8.6:dev5 | 2.8.6:dev6 | 2.8.6:dev7 | 2.8.6:dev8 | 2.8.6:dev9

1 vendor · 1 product

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