CVE-2026-104982CWE-22path-traversal

CVE-2026-104982

Medium · published October 3, 2026

CVSS v3.1
4.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
36.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A flaw has been found in Linux Mint Xreader up to 4.6.5. This issue affects the function setup_document_content_list/g_strdup_printf of the file backend/epub/epub-document.c of the component EPUB File Handler. This manipulation causes path traversal. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. Upgrading to version 4.6.6 is capable of addressing this issue. Patch name: a5aecea074e8564b7a22f1ce054b31ec862974b7. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component. One of the project maintainers explains, that "EPUB support was removed from Xreader and reimplemented in Xepub".

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
4.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
5.3 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
EPSS
0.00435 · 36.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Published
2026-10-03T12:16Z
References (8)
https://gist.github.com/rodtvs/63a34e7b20a9f97a1a7167a8a1db49c2 · [email protected]https://github.com/linuxmint/xreader/commit/a5aecea074e8564b7a22f1ce054b31ec862974b7 · [email protected]https://github.com/linuxmint/xreader/issues/713 · [email protected]https://github.com/linuxmint/xreader/releases/tag/4.6.6 · [email protected]https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-104982 · [email protected]https://vuldb.com/submit/964347 · [email protected]https://vuldb.com/vuln/413198 · [email protected]https://vuldb.com/vuln/413198/cti · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 04 OCT 03:27Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 03 OCT 08:00Z
    Linux Mint Xreader EPUB File epub-document.c g_strdup_printf path traversal
    cvelistv5