A flaw has been found in Linux Mint Xreader up to 4.6.5. This issue affects the function setup_document_content_list/g_strdup_printf of the file backend/epub/epub-document.c of the component EPUB File Handler. This manipulation causes path traversal. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. Upgrading to version 4.6.6 is capable of addressing this issue. Patch name: a5aecea074e8564b7a22f1ce054b31ec862974b7. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component. One of the project maintainers explains, that "EPUB support was removed from Xreader and reimplemented in Xepub".
CVE-2026-104982
MEDIUMPre-NVD 4.34.3—Trending — 5 sources updated this week
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence
Score 4.3 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: LOW) published 2026-10-03. A secondary CVSS source baseline 4.3; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
4.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.4%CVSS: 4.3Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 4.3
- EG Score
- 4.3MEDIUMhigh confidence
- EG Risk
- 24EG Risk 24/100CISA SSVC
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity43% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Track or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high. - EPSS PROB
- 0.4%
- EPSS %ILE
- 35th
- KEV
- Not listed
CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.
Exploitation none (no KEV listing, exploit record or EPSS ≥ 50%) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact partial (CVSS below 9.0). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table
Published
October 3, 2026
Last Modified
October 3, 2026
Advisory Details (3)
Auto-updated Oct 3, 2026Patch available. Sources: github_commit.
github_commit Patch Available
commit a5aecea074e8 (linuxmint/xreader)
Patch available: linuxmint/xreader master.mint22 (contains commit a5aecea074e8)
https://github.com/linuxmint/xreader/commit/a5aecea074e8564b7a22f1ce054b31ec862974b7generic
Xreader - 4.6.3 - Local File read + Path traversal + Arbitrary file read/write · GitHub
https://gist.github.com/rodtvs/63a34e7b20a9f97a1a7167a8a1db49c2generic
[SECURITY] - file accessible to the user running xreader by sending a crafted `.epub` file · Issue #713 · linuxmint/xreader · GitHub
https://github.com/linuxmint/xreader/issues/713Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-104982(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 7× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-10-04 10:48 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-10-04 10:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-10-03 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-10-03 08:26 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-10-03 08:23 UTCNVD updateCVSS v4 → 2.1
- 2026-10-03 08:07 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-10-03 08:04 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2026-104982?
CVE-2026-104982 is a medium vulnerability published on October 3, 2026. A flaw has been found in Linux Mint Xreader up to 4.6.5. This issue affects the function setupdocumentcontentlist/gstrdup_printf of the file backend/epub/epub-document.c of the component EPUB File Handler. This manipulation causes path traversal. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely.…
When was CVE-2026-104982 disclosed?
CVE-2026-104982 was first published on October 3, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-104982 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-104982 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (35th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-104982?
CVE-2026-104982 has a CVSS base score of 4.3 (a secondary CVSS source that NVD displays; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-104982?
A fix for CVE-2026-104982 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-104982 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.
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