xdg-utils: Eval injection in xdg-open allows arbitrary command execution on crafted URL
Published Jan 21, 2015
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.26%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
xdg-utils
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
xdg-utils
Affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
xdg-utils
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | xdg-utils | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xdg-utils | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | xdg-utils | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue affects the versions of xdg-utils as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having a security impact of Moderate. A future update may address this issue. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.26% (0.03256) | 87.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.26% (0.03256) | 86.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.84% (0.01840) | 81.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.56% (0.05561) | 83.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.84% (0.01840) | 81.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.03% (0.01028) | 84.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 28, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01028) | 82.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.00% (0.01003) | 81.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.43% (0.03425) | 84.67th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.43% (0.03425) | 83.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.43% (0.03425) | 66.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/36 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62155 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3131 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/17/10 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71284 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9622 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=66670 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=472888 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1183629 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9622
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-09 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9622
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/36 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/62155 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3131 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/17/10 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71284 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9622 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=66670 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit | |
| https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=472888 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1183629 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9622 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-09 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9622 |
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