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CVE-2008-5749
Argument injection vulnerability in Google Chrome 1.0.154.36 on Windows XP SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via…
Medium6.8EPSS 3.7%
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Description
Argument injection vulnerability in Google Chrome 1.0.154.36 on Windows XP SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the --renderer-path option in a chromehtml: URI. NOTE: a third party disputes this issue, stating that Chrome "will ask for user permission" and "cannot launch the applet even [if] you have given out the permission.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.7% · top 10% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (7)
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_chrome.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20081226 Re: Re: Google Chrome Browser (ChromeHTML://) remote parameter injection POC (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 32997 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 7566 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 20081223 Google Chrome Browser (ChromeHTML://) remote parameter injection POC (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20081225 Re: Google Chrome Browser (ChromeHTML://) remote parameter injection POC (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 4821 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
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