CVE-2023-50254

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    CVE-2023-50254

    Published: 22 Dec 2023Last Modified: 12 Aug 2026

    Summary: Deepin Reader RCE vulnerability due to a design flaw

    Details: Deepin Linux's default document reader `deepin-reader` software suffers from a serious vulnerability in versions prior to 6.0.7 due to a design flaw that leads to remote command execution via crafted docx document. This is a file overwrite vulnerability. Remote code execution (RCE) can be achieved by overwriting files like .bash_rc, .bash_login, etc. RCE will be triggered when the user opens the terminal. Version 6.0.7 contains a patch for the issue.

    References: https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/50xxx/CVE-2023-50254.json, https://github.com/linuxdeepin/developer-center/security/advisories/GHSA-q9jr-726g-9495, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50254, https://github.com/linuxdeepin/deepin-reader/commit/4db7a079fb7bd77257b1b9208a7ab26aade8fe04, https://github.com/linuxdeepin/deepin-reader/commit/c192fd20a2fe4003e0581c3164489a89e06420c6

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4db7a079fb7bd77257b1b9208a7ab26aade8fe04

    Affected versions

    6.0.6
    6.0.5
    6.0.4
    6.0.2
    6.0.1
    6.0.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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