PatchTheCVE: lynx projecthttps://patchthecve.com/CVEs with upgrade or downgrade fix stepsCVE-2021-38165: Lynx through 2.8.9 mishandles the userinfo subcomponent of a URI, which allows remote attackers to discover clhttps://patchthecve.com/cve/CVE-2021-38165.htmlhttps://patchthecve.com/cve/CVE-2021-38165.htmlWed, 17 Jun 2026 04:01:39 +0000MEDIUM 5.3: Lynx through 2.8.9 mishandles the userinfo subcomponent of a URI, which allows remote attackers to discover cleartext credentials because they may appear in SNI data.CVE-2014-5002: The lynx gem before 1.0.0 for Ruby places the configured password on command lines, which allows local users thttps://patchthecve.com/cve/CVE-2014-5002.htmlhttps://patchthecve.com/cve/CVE-2014-5002.htmlWed, 17 Jun 2026 00:10:54 +0000HIGH 7.8: The lynx gem before 1.0.0 for Ruby places the configured password on command lines, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by listing processes.CVE-2017-1000211: Lynx before 2.8.9dev.16 is vulnerable to a use after free in the HTML parser resulting in memory disclosure, bhttps://patchthecve.com/cve/CVE-2017-1000211.htmlhttps://patchthecve.com/cve/CVE-2017-1000211.htmlWed, 17 Jun 2026 00:58:54 +0000MEDIUM 5.3: Lynx before 2.8.9dev.16 is vulnerable to a use after free in the HTML parser resulting in memory disclosure, because HTML_put_string() can append a chunk onto itself.