CVE-2006-7234

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Lynx before 2.8.6rel.4 allows local users to execute...

4.6 MediumPublic exploit

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.

Exploit likelihood

0.88%Down 4.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.6

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.

Record: CVE-2006-7234
CVSS 2.0: 4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

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.

Record: CVE-2006-7234
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2006-7211 No score

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.

Record: EUVD-2006-7211
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cg3w-xm4w-x9rw No score

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Lynx before 2.8.6rel.4 allows local users to execute...

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.

Record: GHSA-cg3w-xm4w-x9rw
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11033-1 No score

lynx-2.9.0~dev.9-1.2 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the lynx-2.9.0~dev.9-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:11033-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

lynx

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`lynx` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:2.8.4-18.1.3	0:2.8.4-18.1.3
`lynx` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::aw From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:2.8.4-18.1.3	0:2.8.4-18.1.3
`lynx` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::es From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:2.8.4-18.1.3	0:2.8.4-18.1.3
`lynx` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::ws From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:2.8.4-18.1.3	0:2.8.4-18.1.3
`lynx` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:2.8.5-11.3	0:2.8.5-11.3
`lynx-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:2.8.5-11.3	0:2.8.5-11.3
`lynx` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:2.8.5-11.3	0:2.8.5-11.3
`lynx-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:2.8.5-11.3	0:2.8.5-11.3
`lynx` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:2.8.5-11.3	0:2.8.5-11.3
`lynx-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:2.8.5-11.3	0:2.8.5-11.3

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`lynx` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:2.8.5-11.3	0:2.8.5-11.3
`lynx-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:2.8.5-11.3	0:2.8.5-11.3
`lynx` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:2.8.5-18.2.el4_7.1	0:2.8.5-18.2.el4_7.1
`lynx-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:2.8.5-18.2.el4_7.1	0:2.8.5-18.2.el4_7.1
`lynx` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:2.8.5-18.2.el4_7.1	0:2.8.5-18.2.el4_7.1
`lynx-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:2.8.5-18.2.el4_7.1	0:2.8.5-18.2.el4_7.1
`lynx` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:2.8.5-18.2.el4_7.1	0:2.8.5-18.2.el4_7.1
`lynx-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:2.8.5-18.2.el4_7.1	0:2.8.5-18.2.el4_7.1
`lynx` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:2.8.5-18.2.el4_7.1	0:2.8.5-18.2.el4_7.1
`lynx-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:2.8.5-18.2.el4_7.1	0:2.8.5-18.2.el4_7.1
`lynx` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:2.8.5-28.1.el5_2.1	0:2.8.5-28.1.el5_2.1
`lynx-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:2.8.5-28.1.el5_2.1	0:2.8.5-28.1.el5_2.1
`lynx` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:2.8.5-28.1.el5_2.1	0:2.8.5-28.1.el5_2.1
`lynx-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:2.8.5-28.1.el5_2.1	0:2.8.5-28.1.el5_2.1
`lynx` openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 2.9.0~dev.9-1.2	2.9.0~dev.9-1.2

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Lynx 2.8 - '.mailcap'/'.mime.type' Local Code Execution	2008-11-03

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2006-7234 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Lynx, published October 27, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.88%, the 59th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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