Vulnerability in Xfce Thunar
CVE-2021-32563
An issue was discovered in Thunar before 4.16.7 and 4.17.x before 4.17.2. When called with a regular file as a command-line argument, it delegates to a different program (based on the file type) without user confirmation. This could be used to achieve code execution.
EPSS: 0.031 (86.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Xfce Thunar
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Patch)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch)
- cve@mitre.org (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-32563?
- CVE-2021-32563 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Xfce Thunar, classified under Improper Control of Dynamically-Managed Code Resources. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-05-11.
- How severe is CVE-2021-32563?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.