CVE-2021-32563 (GCVE-0-2021-32563)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-05-11 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-03 23:25
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
An issue was discovered in Thunar before 4.16.7 and 4.17.x before 4.17.2. When called with a regular file as a command-line argument, it delegates to a different program (based on the file type) without user confirmation. This could be used to achieve code execution.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
8 references
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