CVE-2023-50254: Deepin Reader

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 2.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Deepin Linux's default document reader `deepin-reader` software suffers from a serious vulnerability in versions prior to 6.0.7 due to a design flaw that leads to remote command execution via crafted docx document. This is a file overwrite vulnerability. Remote code execution (RCE) can be achieved by overwriting files like .bash_rc, .bash_login, etc. RCE will be triggered when the user opens the terminal. Version 6.0.7 contains a patch for the issue.

Affected products

• Deepin Deepin Reader: before 6.0.7 (fixed in 6.0.7)

Published 2023-12-22. Last modified 2026-06-17.