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CVE-2023-44452

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-44452 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting Linux Mint Xreader, stemming from improper validation of user-supplied strings during CBT file parsing. This flaw allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, requiring user interaction such as opening a malicious file. Rated 7.8 High on CVSS, it has a low attack complexity but high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no public exploit code available, nor is it listed on the KEV catalog, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.

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
1.27%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
66.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0127 is in the 64th percentile among its peer group of 11,621 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/cd678889ecfe4e84a5cbcf3a0489e15a5e2e3736
Patch
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-23-1836
Third Party Advisory