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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS : Atril vulnerabilities (USN-8839-1)

🗓️ 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Atril allows arbitrary code execution via specially crafted PDF file actions.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8839-1. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Canonical, Inc. See
# <https://ubuntu.com/security/notices>. Ubuntu(R) is a registered
# trademark of Canonical, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(350974);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/09/29");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-46529");
  script_xref(name:"USN", value:"8839-1");

  script_name(english:"Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS : Atril vulnerabilities (USN-8839-1)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS host has packages installed that are
affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-8839-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that Atril did not properly sanitize command-line arguments in PDF /GoToR actions. If a
    user opened a specially crafted PDF file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary
    code. (CVE-2026-46529)

    It was discovered that Atril incorrectly handled certain PDF files. An attacker could possibly use this
    issue to cause a denial of service or to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04
    LTS. (CVE-2019-1010006)

    Andy Nguyen discovered that Atril incorrectly handled certain images. An attacker could possibly use this
    issue to expose sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-11459)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8839-1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_threat_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/E:P");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-46529");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/05/19");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/09/28");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/09/29");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:26.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:atril");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:atril-common");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gir1.2-atril");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gir1.2-atrildocument-1.5.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gir1.2-atrilview-1.5.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libatrildocument3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libatrildocument3t64");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libatrilview3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libatrilview3t64");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Ubuntu Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2026 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/Ubuntu", "Host/Ubuntu/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");

  exit(0);
}

include('debian_package.inc');

if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled') ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_release = get_kb_item('Host/Ubuntu/release');
if ( isnull(os_release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu');
os_release = chomp(os_release);
if (! ('18.04' >< os_release || '20.04' >< os_release || '22.04' >< os_release || '24.04' >< os_release || '26.04' >< os_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu 18.04 / 20.04 / 22.04 / 24.04 / 26.04', 'Ubuntu ' + os_release);
if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/Debian/dpkg-l') ) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Ubuntu', cpu);

var pkgs = [
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'atril', 'pkgver': '1.20.1-2ubuntu2+esm3', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-46529']},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'atril-common', 'pkgver': '1.20.1-2ubuntu2+esm3', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-46529']},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'gir1.2-atril', 'pkgver': '1.20.1-2ubuntu2+esm3', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-46529']},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'gir1.2-atrildocument-1.5.0', 'pkgver': '1.20.1-2ubuntu2+esm3', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-46529']},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'gir1.2-atrilview-1.5.0', 'pkgver': '1.20.1-2ubuntu2+esm3', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-46529']},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'libatrildocument3', 'pkgver': '1.20.1-2ubuntu2+esm3', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-46529']},
    {'osver': '18.04', 'pkgname': 'libatrilview3', 'pkgver': '1.20.1-2ubuntu2+esm3', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-46529']},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'atril', 'pkgver': '1.24.0-1ubuntu0.2+esm1', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-46529']},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'atril-common', 'pkgver': '1.24.0-1ubuntu0.2+esm1', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-46529']},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'gir1.2-atril', 'pkgver': '1.24.0-1ubuntu0.2+esm1', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-46529']},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'gir1.2-atrildocument-1.5.0', 'pkgver': '1.24.0-1ubuntu0.2+esm1', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-46529']},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'gir1.2-atrilview-1.5.0', 'pkgver': '1.24.0-1ubuntu0.2+esm1', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-46529']},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'libatrildocument3', 'pkgver': '1.24.0-1ubuntu0.2+esm1', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-46529']},
    {'osver': '20.04', 'pkgname': 'libatrilview3', 'pkgver': '1.24.0-1ubuntu0.2+esm1', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-46529']},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'atril', 'pkgver': '1.26.0-1ubuntu1.2+esm1', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-46529']},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'atril-common', 'pkgver': '1.26.0-1ubuntu1.2+esm1', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-46529']},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'gir1.2-atrildocument-1.5.0', 'pkgver': '1.26.0-1ubuntu1.2+esm1', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-46529']},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'gir1.2-atrilview-1.5.0', 'pkgver': '1.26.0-1ubuntu1.2+esm1', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-46529']},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libatrildocument3', 'pkgver': '1.26.0-1ubuntu1.2+esm1', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-46529']},
    {'osver': '22.04', 'pkgname': 'libatrilview3', 'pkgver': '1.26.0-1ubuntu1.2+esm1', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-46529']},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'atril', 'pkgver': '1.26.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-46529']},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'atril-common', 'pkgver': '1.26.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-46529']},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'gir1.2-atrildocument-1.5.0', 'pkgver': '1.26.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-46529']},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'gir1.2-atrilview-1.5.0', 'pkgver': '1.26.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-46529']},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libatrildocument3t64', 'pkgver': '1.26.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-46529']},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libatrilview3t64', 'pkgver': '1.26.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-46529']},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'atril', 'pkgver': '1.28.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-46529']},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'atril-common', 'pkgver': '1.28.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-46529']},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'gir1.2-atrildocument-1.5.0', 'pkgver': '1.28.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-46529']},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'gir1.2-atrilview-1.5.0', 'pkgver': '1.28.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-46529']},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'libatrildocument3t64', 'pkgver': '1.28.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-46529']},
    {'osver': '26.04', 'pkgname': 'libatrilview3t64', 'pkgver': '1.28.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1', 'cves': ['CVE-2026-46529']}
];

var flag = 0;
foreach var package_array ( pkgs ) {
  var osver = NULL;
  var pkgname = NULL;
  var pkgver = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['osver'])) osver = package_array['osver'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['pkgname'])) pkgname = package_array['pkgname'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['pkgver'])) pkgver = package_array['pkgver'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cves'])) cves = package_array['cves'];
  if (osver && pkgname && pkgver) {
    if (deb_check(release:osver, prefix:pkgname, reference:pkgver, cves:cves)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  var extra = '';
  extra += ubuntu_report_get();
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
    extra      : extra
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = ubuntu_pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'atril / atril-common / gir1.2-atril / gir1.2-atrildocument-1.5.0 / etc');
}

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29 Sep 2026 00:00Current
6.5Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.5
CVSS 26.8
CVSS 3.17.8
CVSS 48.4
EPSS0.02092
SSVC
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