CVE-2020-9359
Publication date 24 March 2020
Last updated 26 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
Description
KDE Okular before 1.10.0 allows code execution via an action link in a PDF document.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| okular | 25.10 questing |
Not affected
|
| 25.04 plucky |
Not affected
|
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
|
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
|
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Vulnerable
|
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Vulnerable
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity impact | Low |
| Availability impact | Low |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
References
Other references
- https://kde.org/info/security/advisory-20200312-1.txt
- https://sysdream.com/news/lab/2020-03-24-cve-2020-9359-okular-command-execution/ (PoC)
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00033.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2TY3O6UWX2XTP7PISPTZ6FYRDFU4UF66/
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-9359