CVE-2008-5749
** DISPUTED ** Argument injection vulnerability in Google Chrome 1.0.154.36 on Windows XP SP3...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-5749- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-5749- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5719 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5719- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c4p5-w53q-qmgh No score
** DISPUTED ** Argument injection vulnerability in Google Chrome 1.0.154.36 on Windows XP SP3...
** DISPUTED ** 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."
- Record
GHSA-c4p5-w53q-qmgh- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Google Chrome - 'ChromeHTML://' Remote Parameter Injection | 2008-12-23 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-5749 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Google Chrome, published December 29, 2008. Its validity is disputed. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.73%, the 89th percentile.
References
retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_chrome.html
securityfocus.com/archive/1/499616/100/0/threaded
exploit-db.com/exploits/7566
securityreason.com/securityalert/4821
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5749
github.com/advisories/GHSA-c4p5-w53q-qmgh