CVE-2008-4690

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.

Published: 2008-10-22 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-4690 is rated High Risk (71.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 17.54%, 95th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4690

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-12-01 18.88% 17.54% -1.34%
2 2025-03-30 26.91% 18.88% -8.03%
3 2025-03-29 — 26.91% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-4690

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-4690

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-4690

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2008-4690 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (lynx), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4690
gentoo normal CVE-2008-4690: 1 GLSA(s) (200909-15), 1 atom(s) (www-client/lynx); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-4690
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4690
ubuntu low CVE-2008-4690 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (lynx), 10 status rows across 10 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, upstream): DNE 5, ignored 4, needed 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-4690

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-4690

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
lynx lynx <= 2.8.6 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:*:dev15:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.10:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.11:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.12:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.13:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.14:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.15:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.16:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.17:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.18:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.19:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.2:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.20:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.21:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.22:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.23:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.24:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.26:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.27:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.28:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.29:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.3:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.4:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.5:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.6:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.7:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.8:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:dev.9:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:pre.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:pre.10:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:pre.11:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:pre.2:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:pre.3:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:pre.4:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:pre.5:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:pre.6:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:pre.7:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:pre.8:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:pre.9:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:rel.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.1:rel.2:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.10:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.11:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.12:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.13:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.14:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.15:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.16:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.17:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.18:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.19:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.2:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.20:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.21:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.22:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.23:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.24:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.25:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.26:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.3:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.4:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.5:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.6:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.7:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.8:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:dev.9:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:pre.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:pre.10:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:pre.11:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:pre.2:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:pre.3:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:pre.4:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:pre.5:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:pre.6:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:pre.7:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:pre.8:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:pre.9:*:*:*:*:*:*
lynx lynx 2.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:lynx:lynx:2.8.2:rel.1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-4690

URL Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32416 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32967
http://secunia.com/advisories/33568
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:217
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:218
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/09/2
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0965.html Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021105
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46228
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11204
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00066.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-December/msg00143.html
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