CVE catalog

CVE-2008-4690

lynx: CVE-2008-4690

Severity: Low
Published: Oct 27, 2008, 5:08:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 5.06% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	lynx	sid	`2.9.3-2`	not affected
Debian	lynx	forky	`2.9.3-2`	not affected
Debian	lynx	trixie	`2.9.2-1`	not affected
Debian	lynx	bookworm	`2.9.0dev.12-1`	not affected
Opensuse	lynx	tumbleweed	`2.8.8rel.2-4.13`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	lynx	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	lynx	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	lynx	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	lynx	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Opensuse	lynx	rpm	tumbleweed	`2.8.8rel.2-4.13`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10329-1	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[lynx]Not affected
Details (2)
- 2.9.0dev.12-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · lynx · debian · bookworm
- 2.9.0dev.12-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · lynx · debian · bookworm
[lynx-common]Not affected
Source package: [lynx]
Details (2)
- 2.9.0dev.12-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · lynx · debian · bookworm
- 2.9.0dev.12-1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · lynx · debian · bookworm

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

[lynx]Fixed
Source package: [lynx]
Details (1)
- 2.9.3-1.3 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.8.8rel.2-4.13
  dsa · lynx · opensuse · tumbleweed

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:04:21 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]