{
    "id": "CVE-2006-7234",
    "published": "2008-10-27 17:21:27",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:34:38",
    "cvss_score": "4.6",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
    "cwe": null,
    "description": "Untrusted search path vulnerability in Lynx before 2.8.6rel.4 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via malicious (1) .mailcap and (2) mime.types files in the current working directory.",
    "epss_score": "0.00882",
    "epss_percentile": "0.58103",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-13 18:17:06",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "lynx",
            "product": "lynx"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "32530",
            "title": "Lynx 2.8 - '.mailcap'/'.mime.type' Local Code Execution",
            "date": "2008-11-03",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32530"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=396949",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/32407",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/32416",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/33568",
        "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:217",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/25/3",
        "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0965.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31917",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021107",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=214205",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46132",
        "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9719",
        "http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=396949",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00004.html",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/32407",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/32416",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/33568",
        "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:217",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/25/3",
        "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0965.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31917",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021107",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=214205",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46132"
    ]
}