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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-52968

xdg-open in xdg-utils through 1.2.1 can send requests containing SameSite=Strict cookies, which can facilitate CSRF.

Published Jun 23, 2025 · catalog updated Jun 23, 2025 · Freedesktop

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-52968. EPSS is 0.21%. Act only if a listed version of Freedesktop is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Low2.7
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.21%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
vendor Freedesktop xdg-utils 0 ≤1.2.1

xdg-open in xdg-utils through 1.2.1 can send requests containing SameSite=Strict cookies, which can facilitate CSRF. (For example, xdg-open could be modified to, by default, associate x-scheme-handler/https with the execution of a browser with command-line options that arrange for an empty cookie store, although this would add substantial complexity, and would not be considered a desirable or expected behavior by all users.) NOTE: this is disputed because integrations of xdg-open typically do not provide information about whether the xdg-open command and arguments were manually entered by a us

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  • vendor Freedesktop xdg-utils 0 ≤1.2.10 ≤1.2.1

How to fix CVE-2025-52968

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-52968. EPSS is 0.21%. Act only if a listed version of Freedesktop is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Freedesktop xdg-utils 0 ≤1.2.1 0 ≤1.2.1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.21%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jun 23, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    xdg-open in xdg-utils through 1.2.1 can send requests containing SameSite=Strict cookies, which can facilitate CSRF. (For example, xdg-open could be modified to, by default, associate x-scheme-handler/https with the execution of a browser with command-line options that arrange for an empty cookie store, although this would add substantial complexity, and would not be considered a desirable or expe

  2. Jun 23, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    xdg-open in xdg-utils through 1.2.1 can send requests containing SameSite=Strict cookies, which can facilitate CSRF. (For example, xdg-open could be modified to, by default, associate x-scheme-handler/https with the execution of a browser with command-line options that arrange for an empty cookie store, although this would add substantial complexity, and would not be considered a desirable or expe

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-52968

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-52968

    30-day exploitation probability 0.21%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-18897

    xdg-open in xdg-utils through 1.2.1 can send requests containing SameSite=Strict cookies, which can facilitate CSRF. (For example, xdg-open could be modified to, by default, associate x-scheme-handler/https with the execution of a browser with command-line options that arrange fo

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.