CVE-2008-1965

What it is

Argument injection vulnerability in the cai: URI handler in rcplauncher in IBM Lotus Expeditor Client for Desktop 6.1.1 and 6.1.2, as used by Lotus Symphony and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by injecting a -launcher option via a cai: URI, as demonstrated by a reference to a UNC share pathname.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.

Exploit odds

10.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.

Fix

No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

1. 2008-04-25 19:05 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-16 22:52 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 10.7% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 9.3 HIGH (CVSS).
• Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published

2008-04-25 19:05 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-16 22:52 UTC

Exploit probability

10.7% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-94 · Code injection

Record status

Modified

Affected

• IBM Lotus Expeditor Client 6.1.1
• IBM Lotus Expeditor Client 6.1.2
• IBM Lotus Symphany

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 9.3

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

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