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 clicks on a crafted link/URL using a maliciously crafted CBT document which is a TAR archive. A patch is available at commit ce41df6.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.024 (83.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 83.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mate-Desktop Atril — versions <= 1.26.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/mate-desktop/atril/security/advisories/GHSA-34rr-j8v9-v4p2 (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/mate-desktop/atril/commit/ce41df6467521ff9fd4f16514ae7d6ebb62eb1ed (Patch)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (Mailing List)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (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.