Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.10 / 26.04 LTS : mailcap vulnerability (USN-8518-1)

The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.10 / 26.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-8518-1 advisory. Aaron Rainbolt discovered that the cautious-launcher utility in the mailcap package did not properly restrict the execution of...

USN-8518-1 mailcap vulnerability

Aaron Rainbolt discovered that the cautious-launcher utility in the mailcap package did not properly restrict the execution of certain file types. An attacker could use this issue to escape a sandboxed application and execute arbitrary code on the host operating system...

USN-8518-1: mailcap vulnerability

Aaron Rainbolt discovered that the cautious-launcher utility in the mailcap package did not properly restrict the execution of certain file types. An attacker could use this issue to escape a sandboxed application and execute arbitrary code on the host operating system...

PT-2026-56757

Aaron Rainbolt discovered that the cautious-launcher utility in the mailcap package did not properly restrict the execution of certain file types. An attacker could use this issue to escape a sandboxed application and execute arbitrary code on the host operating system...