CVE-2023-51698

Atril's CBT comic book parsing vulnerable to Remote Code Execution

Published Jan 12, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 9.6 Critical EPSS 2.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3828-1 atril security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5688-1 atril security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-56398 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7274-1 Atril vulnerabilities
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Description 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. 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Jun 17, 2025, 9:09 PM
Reserved
Dec 21, 2023, 9:32 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jan 12, 2024, 9:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:41 AM