CVE-2023-52076

Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Atril's EPUB ebook parsing

Published Jan 25, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 8.5 High EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Atril Document Viewer is the default document reader of the MATE desktop environment for Linux. A path traversal and arbitrary file write vulnerability exists in versions of Atril prior to 1.26.2. This vulnerability is capable of writing arbitrary files anywhere on the filesystem to which the user opening a crafted document has access. The only limitation is that this vulnerability cannot be exploited to overwrite existing files, but that doesn't stop an attacker from achieving Remote Command Execution on the target system. Version 1.26.2 of Atril contains a patch for this vulnerability.

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-2023-56755 Atril Document Viewer is the default document reader of the MATE desktop environment for Linux. A path traversal and arbitrary file write vulnerability exists in versions of Atril prior to 1.26.2. This vulnerability is capable of writing arbitrary files anywhere on the filesystem to which the user opening a crafted document has access. The only limitation is that this vulnerability cannot be exploited to overwrite existing files, but that doesn't stop an attacker from achieving Remote Command Execution on the target system. Version 1.26.2 of Atril contains a patch for this vulnerability.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6808-1 Atril vulnerability
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Jun 17, 2025, 9:19 PM
Reserved
Dec 26, 2023, 12:53 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 25, 2024, 4:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:42 AM