CVE-2023-52076 — Atril Document Viewer is the default document reader of the MATE desktop environ
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
CWE
CWE-24, CWE-25, CWE-27, CWE-22
Published
2024-01-25T15:30:12.398Z
Last modified
2025-06-17T21:19:29.316Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
01What is this vulnerability?
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…
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| mate-desktop | atril | < 1.26.2 |
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2024-01-25T15:30:12.398Z
- Last modified: 2025-06-17T21:19:29.316Z
09References
- github.com — https://github.com/mate-desktop/atril/security/advisories/GHSA-6mf6-mxpc-jc37
- github.com — https://github.com/mate-desktop/atril/commit/e70b21c815418a1e6ebedf6d8d31b8477c0…
- github.com — https://github.com/mate-desktop/atril/releases/tag/v1.26.2
- lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00003.html
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