qutebrowser before version 1.4.1 is vulnerable to a cross-site request forgery flaw that allows websites to access 'qute://*' URLs
Published Jul 12, 2018
9.3
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.20%
Description
qutebrowser before version 1.4.1 is vulnerable to a cross-site request forgery flaw that allows websites to access 'qute://*' URLs. A malicious website could exploit this to load a 'qute://settings/set' URL, which then sets 'editor.command' to a bash script, resulting in arbitrary code execution.
Affected products
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- Version qutebrowser 1.4.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qutebrowser | Cross-Site Request Forgery Flaw Allows Sites to Access 'qute | n/a |
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- < 1.4.1
No data.
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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
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
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.20% (0.01198) | 67.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.19% (0.01192) | 63.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.23% (0.00234) | 44.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00196) | 58.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 12, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00199) | 57.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 3, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00219) | 59.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00211) | 58.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00194) | 55.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.51% (0.02509) | 81.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.51% (0.02509) | 58.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01548) | 33.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.55% (0.01548) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (6)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/07/11/7 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListMitigationPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10895 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wgmx-52ph-qqcw Advisory
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/qutebrowser/PYSEC-2018-27.yaml
- https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/commit/43e58ac865ff862c2008c510fc5f7627e10b4660 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10895
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/07/11/7 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListMitigationPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10895 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wgmx-52ph-qqcw | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/qutebrowser/PYSEC-2018-27.yaml | ||
| https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/commit/43e58ac865ff862c2008c510fc5f7627e10b4660 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10895 |
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