VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2023-32700

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.81%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2023-05-20
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

LuaTeX before 1.17.0 allows execution of arbitrary shell commands when compiling a TeX file obtained from an untrusted source. This occurs because luatex-core.lua lets the original io.popen be accessed. This also affects TeX Live before 2023 r66984 and MiKTeX before 23.5.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other
  • 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-77

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