Medium 4.3Published Oct 3, 2026

CVE-2026-104982Linux Mint Xreader EPUB File epub-document.c g_strdup_printf path traversal

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 08:23 UTC)

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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".

CVSS: 4.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: VulDB
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: Oct 6, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Mint Xreader linux_mint:xreader	4.6.0; 4.6.1; 4.6.2; 4.6.3; 4.6.4; 4.6.5; 4.6.6 not affected	CNA record

References

https://vuldb.com/vuln/413198vdb-entry, technical-description
https://vuldb.com/vuln/413198/ctisignature, permissions-required
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-104982third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/submit/964347third-party-advisory
https://github.com/linuxmint/xreader/issues/713issue-tracking
https://gist.github.com/rodtvs/63a34e7b20a9f97a1a7167a8a1db49c2exploit
https://github.com/linuxmint/xreader/commit/a5aecea074e8564b7a22f1ce054b31ec862974b7patch
https://github.com/linuxmint/xreader/releases/tag/4.6.6patch

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