CVE-2015-0854
App/HelperFunctions.pm in Shutter through 0.93.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute...
CVE-2015-0854 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Shutter-project Shutter, published September 23, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.53%, the 84th percentile. Fixed in shutter 0.93.1-1.
App/HelperFunctions.pm in Shutter through 0.93.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted image name that is mishandled during a "Show in Folder" action.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
App/HelperFunctions.pm in Shutter through 0.93.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted image name that is mishandled during a "Show in Folder" action.
- Record
CVE-2015-0854- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-19
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
App/HelperFunctions.pm in Shutter through 0.93.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted image name that is mishandled during a "Show in Folder" action.
- Record
CVE-2015-0854- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-0865 No score
App/HelperFunctions.pm in Shutter through 0.93.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted image name that is mishandled during a "Show in Folder" action.
- Record
EUVD-2015-0865- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wxjm-f3hv-j7ff
App/HelperFunctions.pm in Shutter through 0.93.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute...
App/HelperFunctions.pm in Shutter through 0.93.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted image name that is mishandled during a "Show in Folder" action.
- Record
GHSA-wxjm-f3hv-j7ff- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
App/HelperFunctions.pm in Shutter through 0.93.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted image name that is mishandled during a "Show in Folder" action.
- Record
CVE-2015-0854- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-0854
App/HelperFunctions.pm in Shutter through 0.93.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted image name that is mishandled during a "Show in Folder" action.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-0854- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-0854
App/HelperFunctions.pm in Shutter through 0.93.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted image name that is mishandled during a "Show in Folder" action.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0854- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2015-0380 No score
Updated shutter packages fix CVE-2015-0854
Updated shutter package fixes security vulnerability:
In the "Shutter" screenshot application, it was discovered that using the "Show in folder" menu option while viewing a file with a specially-crafted path allows for arbitrary code execution with the permissions of the user running Shutter (CVE-2015-0854).
- Record
MGASA-2015-0380- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
shutterDebian:12 |
before 0.93.1-1 | 0.93.1-1 |
shutterDebian:13 |
before 0.93.1-1 | 0.93.1-1 |
shutterDebian:14 |
before 0.93.1-1 | 0.93.1-1 |
shutterDebian:7 |
before 0.88.3-1+deb7u1, plus listed versions 0.88.3-1 |
0.88.3-1+deb7u1 |
shutterMageia:5 |
before 0.93-4.1.mga5 | 0.93-4.1.mga5 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | affected | |
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
bugs.launchpad.net/shutter/+bug/1495163
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0854
github.com/advisories/GHSA-wxjm-f3hv-j7ff
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-0854
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0380.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16754
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/13/2
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-0854
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-0854