CVE-2020-9359

KDE Okular before 1.10.0 allows code execution via an action link in a PDF document.

5.3 MediumFix available

KDE Okular before 1.10.0 allows code execution via an action link in a PDF document.

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: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

1.46%Down 1.4 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.3

KDE Okular before 1.10.0 allows code execution via an action link in a PDF document.

Record: CVE-2020-9359
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

KDE Okular before 1.10.0 allows code execution via an action link in a PDF document.

Record: CVE-2020-9359
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2020-30180 No score

KDE Okular before 1.10.0 allows code execution via an action link in a PDF document.

Record: EUVD-2020-30180
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jmvc-hx3f-5mj7 5.3

KDE Okular before 1.10.0 allows code execution via an action link in a PDF document.

KDE Okular before 1.10.0 allows code execution via an action link in a PDF document.

Record: GHSA-jmvc-hx3f-5mj7
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVALPINE-CVE-2020-9359 5.3

KDE Okular before 1.10.0 allows code execution via an action link in a PDF document.

Record: ALPINE-CVE-2020-9359
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-03

OSV 5.3

KDE Okular before 1.10.0 allows code execution via an action link in a PDF document.

Record: CVE-2020-9359
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-9359 5.3

KDE Okular before 1.10.0 allows code execution via an action link in a PDF document.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2020-9359
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2020:4024 5.3

Red Hat Security Advisory: okular security update

Record: RHSA-2020:4024
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-9359 5.3

KDE Okular before 1.10.0 allows code execution via an action link in a PDF document.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2020-9359
CVSS 3.1: 5.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVMGASA-2020-0145 No score

Updated okular packages fix security vulnerability

Updated okular packages fix security vulnerability:

Okular can be tricked into executing local binaries via specially crafted PDF files. This binary execution can require almost no user interaction. No parameters can be passed to those local binaries (CVE-2020-9359).

Record: MGASA-2020-0145
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11110-1 No score

okular-21.08.1-1.2 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the okular-21.08.1-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:11110-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`okular` Alpine:v3.11	19.12.0 up to 19.08.3-r1	19.08.3-r1
`okular` Debian:12	before 4:19.12.3-2	4:19.12.3-2
`okular` Debian:13	before 4:19.12.3-2	4:19.12.3-2
`okular` Debian:14	before 4:19.12.3-2	4:19.12.3-2
`okular` Debian:8	before 4:4.14.2-2+deb8u2, plus listed versions 4:4.14.2-24:4.14.2-2+deb8u1	4:4.14.2-2+deb8u2
`okular` Debian:9	before 4:16.08.2-1+deb9u2, plus listed versions 4:16.08.2-14:16.08.2-1+deb9u1	4:16.08.2-1+deb9u2
`okular` Mageia:7	before 19.04.0-1.1.mga7	19.04.0-1.1.mga7
`okular` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:4.10.5-9.el7	0:4.10.5-9.el7
`okular-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:4.10.5-9.el7	0:4.10.5-9.el7
`okular-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:4.10.5-9.el7	0:4.10.5-9.el7

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`okular-part` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:4.10.5-9.el7	0:4.10.5-9.el7
`okular-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client	before 0:4.10.5-9.el7	0:4.10.5-9.el7
`okular` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:4.10.5-9.el7	0:4.10.5-9.el7
`okular-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:4.10.5-9.el7	0:4.10.5-9.el7
`okular-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:4.10.5-9.el7	0:4.10.5-9.el7
`okular-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:4.10.5-9.el7	0:4.10.5-9.el7
`okular-part` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server	before 0:4.10.5-9.el7	0:4.10.5-9.el7
`okular` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:4.10.5-9.el7	0:4.10.5-9.el7
`okular-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:4.10.5-9.el7	0:4.10.5-9.el7
`okular-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:4.10.5-9.el7	0:4.10.5-9.el7
`okular-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:4.10.5-9.el7	0:4.10.5-9.el7
`okular-part` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation	before 0:4.10.5-9.el7	0:4.10.5-9.el7
`okular` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 4:15.08.2-0ubuntu14:15.08.2-0ubuntu24:15.08.2-0ubuntu34:15.12.1-1ubuntu14:15.12.3-0ubuntu1	None known
`okular` Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 4:17.04.3-0ubuntu14:17.08.3-0ubuntu14:17.08.3-0ubuntu24:17.12.2-0ubuntu34:17.12.3-0ubuntu14:17.12.3-0ubuntu1+esm1	None known
`okular` openSUSE:Tumbleweed	before 21.08.1-1.2	21.08.1-1.2

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	affected, aliases, references	OSV
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-9359 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Kde Okular, published March 18, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.46%, the 73rd percentile. Fixed in okular 19.08.3-r1.

References

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