CVE-2023-51698
highpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.024 · 84 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Atril is a simple multi-page document viewer. Atril is vulnerable to a critical Command Injection Vulnerability. This vulnerability gives the attacker immediate access to the target system when the target user opens a crafted document or clicks on a crafted link/URL using a maliciously crafted CBT document which is a TAR archive. A patch is available at commit ce41df6.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 8.3–9.6
ssvc
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affected products (5)
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also known as (3)
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references (13)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-51698/cnnvd
- https://github.com/mate-desktop/atril/commit/ce41df6467521ff9fd4f16514ae7d6ebb62eb1edcnnvd
- https://github.com/mate-desktop/atril/security/advisories/GHSA-34rr-j8v9-v4p2cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OT3UIQOSZ6UNH5QTFOOY2DJ4MITM2C2C/cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OZKXNZ3HGH6KH65OEKVCEAOZJWNZ32FQ/cnnvd
- https://github.com/mate-desktop/atril/commit/ce41df6467521ff9fd4f16514ae7d6ebb62eb1edenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/mate-desktop/atril/security/advisories/GHSA-34rr-j8v9-v4p2enisa_euvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OT3UIQOSZ6UNH5QTFOOY2DJ4MITM2C2C/enisa_euvd
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