Freedesktop Xdg-Utils vulnerabilities

CVE-2025-52968 [LOW] CWE-420 CVE-2025-52968: xdg-open in xdg-utils through 1.2.1 can send requests containing SameSite=Strict cookies, which can xdg-open in xdg-utils through 1.2.1 can send requests containing SameSite=Strict cookies, which can facilitate CSRF. (For example, xdg-open could be modified to, by default, associate x-scheme-handler/https with the execution of a browser with command-line options that arrange for an empty cookie store, although this would add substantial complexity, an

CVE-2022-4055 [HIGH] CWE-146 CVE-2022-4055: When xdg-mail is configured to use thunderbird for mailto URLs, improper parsing of the URL can lead When xdg-mail is configured to use thunderbird for mailto URLs, improper parsing of the URL can lead to additional headers being passed to thunderbird that should not be included per RFC 2368. An attacker can use this method to create a mailto URL that looks safe to users, but will actually attach files when clicked.

CVE-2015-1877 [HIGH] CWE-77 CVE-2015-1877: The open_generic_xdg_mime function in xdg-open in xdg-utils 1.1.0 rc1 in Debian, when using dash, do The open_generic_xdg_mime function in xdg-open in xdg-utils 1.1.0 rc1 in Debian, when using dash, does not properly handle local variables, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted file.

CVE-2020-27748 [MEDIUM] CWE-201 CVE-2020-27748: A flaw was found in the xdg-email component of xdg-utils-1.1.0-rc1 and newer. When handling mailto: A flaw was found in the xdg-email component of xdg-utils-1.1.0-rc1 and newer. When handling mailto: URIs, xdg-email allows attachments to be discreetly added via the URI when being passed to Thunderbird. An attacker could potentially send a victim a URI that automatically attaches a sensitive file to a new email. If a victim user does not notice that

CVE-2017-18266 [HIGH] CWE-74 CVE-2017-18266: The open_envvar function in xdg-open in xdg-utils before 1.1.3 does not validate strings before laun 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.

CVE-2014-9622 [MEDIUM] CVE-2014-9622: Eval injection vulnerability in xdg-utils 1 Eval injection vulnerability in xdg-utils 1.1.0 RC1, when no supported desktop environment is identified, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via the URL argument to xdg-open.

CVE-2009-0068 [MEDIUM] CWE-94 CVE-2009-0068: Interaction error in xdg-open allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a file wi Interaction error in xdg-open allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a file with a dangerous MIME type but using a safe type that Firefox sends to xdg-open, which causes xdg-open to process the dangerous file type through automatic type detection, as demonstrated by overwriting the .desktop file.