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TI-2023-28520 Aliases CVE-2023-52076

Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Atril's EPUB ebook parsing

Priority HIGH 72CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01085 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed atril (mate-desktop): 1.26.2

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
mate-desktopatrilbefore 1.26.21.26.2Patch availableCNA
  • atril Vendormate-desktop Affected before 1.26.2 Fixed in 1.26.2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mate-desktop:atril:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.26.2Vulnerablemate-desktop
  • cpe:2.3:a:mate-desktop:atril:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.26.2 Vulnerable ·mate-desktop

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA atril (mate-desktop) Fixed in 1.26.2

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-52076

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Other 2

  • TI-2023-28344 Atril's CBT comic book parsing vulnerable to Remote Code Execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6

Sources

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