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CVE-2014-9622 json

Eval injection vulnerability in xdg-utils 1.1.0 RC1, when no supported desktop environment is identified, allows context-dependent attacker…

published 2015-01-21 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-9435

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.3%
EPSS 3.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • xdg-utils Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.1.0~rc1+git20111210-7.3

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9622

  • xdg-utils SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12, SLED 12 20140630-5.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2015:0271-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2014-9622 updated cvss 7.8

xdg-utils: Eval injection in xdg-open allows arbitrary command execution on crafted URL

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 xdg-utils
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 xdg-utils Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 xdg-utils
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

3.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • bugs.freedesktop.org https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=66670 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • bugs.gentoo.org https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=472888 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/36 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command

References

Sources

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