Argument injection vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 beta 2 on Windows XP SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the --renderer-path option in a chromehtml: URI
Published Dec 29, 2008
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 21.40%
Description
Argument injection vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 beta 2 on Windows XP SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the --renderer-path option in a chromehtml: URI.
Affected products
No data.
- 8
Running on/with
- n/a
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (23 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 21.40% (0.21405) | 97.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 21.40% (0.21405) | 97.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 18, 2026 | 18.23% (0.18230) | 95.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 14.32% (0.14320) | 94.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 19.62% (0.19617) | 95.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 14.32% (0.14320) | 94.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 19.62% (0.19617) | 95.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 14.32% (0.14320) | 94.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 19.62% (0.19617) | 94.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 32.31% (0.32307) | 95.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 19.62% (0.19617) | 94.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 10, 2025 | 4.28% (0.04282) | 92.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 4, 2025 | 5.29% (0.05285) | 92.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 3.52% (0.03523) | 91.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.52% (0.02516) | 90.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 1.79% (0.01789) | 87.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 6, 2023 | 1.27% (0.01269) | 84.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 19, 2023 | 1.16% (0.01160) | 83.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.82% (0.00821) | 79.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 13.11% (0.13105) | 95.68th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 13.11% (0.13105) | 95.31th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.11% (0.13105) | 90.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 15.74% (0.15743) | 92.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_chrome.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4821 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499570/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32999 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7566 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_chrome.html | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4821 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499570/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32999 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7566 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
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