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medium 6.8

CVE-2008-5749 json

Argument injection vulnerability in Google Chrome 1.0.154.36 on Windows XP SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via th…

published 2008-12-29 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-5719

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.7%
EPSS 3.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-7566)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

3.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-7566 Google Chrome - 'ChromeHTML://' Remote Parameter Injection remote, 2008-12-23
  • retrogod.altervista.org http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_chrome.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code
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References

Sources

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