CVE-2005-3750

Opera before 8.51 on Linux and Unix systems allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via...

7.5 High

Opera before 8.51 on Linux and Unix systems allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters (backticks) in a URL that another product provides in a command line argument when launching Opera.

Exploit likelihood

6.36%Down 4.9 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2005-3750
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-74
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2005-3750
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2005-3745 No score

Record: EUVD-2005-3745
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jrx7-xjrv-c46c No score

Opera before 8.51 on Linux and Unix systems allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via...

Record: GHSA-jrx7-xjrv-c46c
Weakness: CWE-74
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

opera browser

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2005-3750 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Opera Browser, published November 22, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.36%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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