CVE-2026-104982

Description

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".

References

https://vuldb.com/vuln/413198/cti

https://vuldb.com/vuln/413198

https://vuldb.com/submit/964347

https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-104982

https://github.com/linuxmint/xreader/releases/tag/4.6.6

https://github.com/linuxmint/xreader/issues/713

https://github.com/linuxmint/xreader/commit/a5aecea074e8564b7a22f1ce054b31ec862974b7

https://gist.github.com/rodtvs/63a34e7b20a9f97a1a7167a8a1db49c2

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-91986

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3

CVSS v4

EPSS