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TI-2018-16026 Aliases CVE-2018-1000801GHSA-5932-x8gj-85rm

okular version 18.08 and earlier contains a Directory Traversal vulnerability in function…

Priority LOW 29CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

okular version 18.08 and earlier contains a Directory Traversal vulnerability in function "unpackDocumentArchive(...)" in "core/document.cpp" that can result in Arbitrary file creation on the user workstation. This attack appear to be exploitable via he victim must open a specially crafted Okular archive. This issue appears to have been corrected in version 18.08.1

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01846 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:kde:okular:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 18.08VulnerableKDE
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:okular:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 18.08 Vulnerable ·KDE
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2020:1173 Released 2020-03-31 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    okular security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) okular-4.10.5-8.el7, okular-libs-4.10.5-8.el7, okular-part-4.10.5-8.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) okular-devel-4.10.5-8.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) okular-4.10.5-8.el7, okular-devel-4.10.5-8.el7, okular-libs-4.10.5-8.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) okular-4.10.5-8.el7, okular-devel-4.10.5-8.el7, okular-libs-4.10.5-8.el7 +1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:1173
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:1173
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:1173
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:1173

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1000801
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5932-x8gj-85rm

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 3

Sources

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