CVE-2015-1877: Debian Linux

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 3.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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 arbitrary commands via a crafted file.

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 7.0 only; version 8.0 only
• Freedesktop Xdg-Utils: version 1.1.0 only

Published 2021-06-02. Last modified 2026-06-17.