CVE-2023-32700: 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.
Overview
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.8)
- CVSS Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Exploit Status
- Not Exploited
- Patch Tuesday
- 2023-May
- Released
- 2026-10-20
- Last Updated
- 2026-10-21
- EPSS Score
- 0.80% (percentile: 56.3%)
Affected Products (1)
Other
Revision History
- 2026-10-20: Information published.
- 2026-10-21: Information published.