CVE-2026-104982: Linux Mint Xreader

Linux Mint Xreader EPUB File epub-document.c g_strdup_printf path traversal

CVSS 5.3 MediumEPSS 0.0043 · 38th percentile

Published by the CVE Program (CNA: VulDB) at 3 Oct 2026, 08:00 UTC. agentprime has not analysed this yet, so whether it affects any app is not known. This CVE names a vendor and product rather than a package, so the lockfile check doesn’t match it.

Affected products, as the CNA wrote them
Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux Mint	Xreader	affected 4.6.0 affected 4.6.1 affected 4.6.2 affected 4.6.3 affected 4.6.4 affected 4.6.5 unaffected 4.6.6

Identifiers

CVE-2026-104982

CNA

VulDB

Weakness (CWE)

CWE-22

Not analysed yet

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Severity and exploitation

Score	Rating	CVSS	Vector	Source
5.3	Medium	4.0	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P	CNA (VulDB)Used for this record
4.3	Medium	3.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C	CNA (VulDB)
4.3	Medium	3.0	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C	CNA (VulDB)
5.0	Medium	2.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C	CNA (VulDB)

CISA KEV Not listed.
EPSS 0.0043, the 38th percentile, on 10 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Timeline

This record came from the full history of the CVE Program, published 3 Oct 2026. New records show when each source confirmed them.

Sources

References from the CNA

vuldb.com/vuln/413198 vdb-entrytechnical-description
vuldb.com/vuln/413198/cti signaturepermissions-required
vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-104982 third-party-advisory
vuldb.com/submit/964347 third-party-advisory
github.com/linuxmint/xreader/issues/713 issue-tracking
github.com/linuxmint/xreader/commit/a5aecea074e8564b7a22f1ce054b31ec862974b7 patch
github.com/linuxmint/xreader/releases/tag/4.6.6 patch
gist.github.com/rodtvs/63a34e7b20a9f97a1a7167a8a1db49c2 exploit

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