Atril's CBT comic book parsing vulnerable to Remote Code Execution
Priority HIGH 82CWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.02359 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mate-desktop | atril | up to 1.26.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- atril Vendormate-desktop Affected up to 1.26.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mate-desktop:atril:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.26.3 | Vulnerable | mate-desktop |
- cpe:2.3:a:mate-desktop:atril:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.26.3 Vulnerable ·mate-desktop
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-51698
References
More mate-desktop Atril vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-28520 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Atril's EPUB ebook parsing CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-51698 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-51698 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- CVE-2023-51698 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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