Freedesktop: >> Xdg-Utils >> 1.0.1 Security Vulnerabilities
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.
CVSS Score
8.8
EPSS Score
0.014
Published
2018-05-10