Summary
It was discovered that Evince 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.
Fixed packages 4
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS | evince | 42.3-0ubuntu3.2 |
| Ubuntu · 24.04 LTS 24.04:LTS | evince | 46.3.1-0ubuntu1.1 |
| Ubuntu · 25.10 | evince | 48.1-3ubuntu2.1 |
| Ubuntu · 26.04 LTS 26.04:LTS | evince | 49~alpha-2ubuntu2.1 |
References
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-46529