RCE in Mate-desktop Atril
CVE-2023-51698
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 c…
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.024 (81.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L.
Affected products
- Mate-desktop Atril — versions <= 1.26.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (Mailing List)
- security-advisories@github.com (Mailing List)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-51698?
- CVE-2023-51698 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mate-desktop Atril, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2024-01-12.
- How severe is CVE-2023-51698?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-51698 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.