Xdg Utils
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First CVE: Jan 7, 2009 · Active for 17 years
6
Total CVEs
More Total CVEs than 80% of tracked products
1.2
Avg CVEs / Year
Higher CVE frequency than 55% of tracked products
6.8
Avg CVSS
Higher Avg CVSS than 39% of tracked products
0.0%
KEV Rate
Bottom 1%
Trends Over Time
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact Xdg Utils over time
Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
Jan 7, 2009
17 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Jun 23, 2025
398 days ago
CVE Severity & Scoring
Xdg Utils6 CVEs
17%
33%
50%
All CVEs352,719 CVEs
45%
40%
11%
LowMediumHigh
Attack Vector
Local1 (16.7%)
Network4 (66.7%)
Unknown1 (16.7%)
Physical0 (0.0%)
Adjacent Network0 (0.0%)
Attack Complexity
Low4 (66.7%)
High1 (16.7%)
Unknown1 (16.7%)
User Interaction
None0 (0.0%)
Unknown1 (16.7%)
Required5 (83.3%)
Privileges Required
Low0 (0.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
None5 (83.3%)
Unknown1 (16.7%)
Top CVEs
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (6 CVEs).
6 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2017-18266HIGH The open_envvar function in xdg-open in xdg-utils before 1.1.3 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which might all | May 10, 2018 | 8.8 | 26 | NO | NO |
CVE-2015-1877HIGH The open_generic_xdg_mime function in xdg-open in xdg-utils 1.1.0 rc1 in Debian, when using dash, does not properly handle local variables, which allows remote attackers to execute | Jun 2, 2021 | 8.8 | 23 | NO | NO |
CVE-2020-27748MEDIUM A flaw was found in the xdg-email component of xdg-utils-1.1.0-rc1 and newer. When handling mailto: URIs, xdg-email allows attachments to be discreetly added via the URI when being | Jun 1, 2021 | 6.5 | 21 | NO | NO |
CVE-2009-0068MEDIUM Interaction error in xdg-open allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a file with a dangerous MIME type but using a safe type that Firefox sends to xdg-open, w | Jan 7, 2009 | 6.8 | 21 | NO | NO |
CVE-2022-4055HIGH When xdg-mail is configured to use thunderbird for mailto URLs, improper parsing of the URL can lead to additional headers being passed to thunderbird that should not be included p | Nov 19, 2022 | 7.4 | 19 | NO | NO |
xdg-open in xdg-utils through 1.2.1 can send requests containing SameSite=Strict cookies, which can facilitate CSRF. (For example, xdg-open could be modified to, by default, associ | Jun 23, 2025 | 2.7 | 13 | NO | NO |
Exploit Exposure
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (6 CVEs).
CISA KEV
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Metasploit
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Nuclei
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
ExploitDB
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Social Chatter
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (6 CVEs).
Media Mentions
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (6 CVEs).
Top CNAs Publishing CVEs For Xdg Utils
Top CWEs
Versions
| Version | CVE Count | Avg CVSS | Avg EPSS | KEV | Exploits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1.0 | 1 | 8.8 | 3.2% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 6.8 | 2.2% | 0 | 0 |