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CVE-2023-44451

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-44451 is a directory traversal vulnerability in Linux Mint Xreader's EPUB file parsing, allowing remote code execution. An attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious EPUB file, which, when opened by a user, leads to arbitrary code execution in the user's context. The vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating significant impact (confidentiality, integrity, availability) with low attack complexity, though user interaction is required. Despite its high risk score and potential for severe impact, there is currently no public exploit code, active exploitation, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.8.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:linuxmint:xreader:3.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.77%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
75.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0177 is in the 75th percentile among its peer group of 11,616 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

github.com / linuxmint/xreader/commit/141f1313745b9cc73670df51ac145165efcbb14a
Patch
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-23-1835
Third Party Advisory