CVE-2008-5749: Google Chrome

Medium severity, CVSS 6.8. EPSS: 3.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Argument injection vulnerability in Google Chrome 1.0.154.36 on Windows XP SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the --renderer-path option in a chromehtml: URI. NOTE: a third party disputes this issue, stating that Chrome "will ask for user permission" and "cannot launch the applet even [if] you have given out the permission.

Affected products

• Google Chrome: version 1.0.154.36 only

Published 2008-12-29. Last modified 2026-06-16.