CVE-2023-50254

Deepin Reader RCE vulnerability due to a design flaw

9.3 CriticalPublic exploitFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

2.12%Up 2.1 points since Dec 23, 2023

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 9.3

Deepin Reader RCE vulnerability due to a design flaw

Record: CVE-2023-50254
CVSS 3.1: 9.3 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-27, CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-55069 9.3

Record: EUVD-2023-55069
CVSS 3.1: 9.3 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

NVD 9.3

Record: CVE-2023-50254
CVSS 3.1: 9.3 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-22, CWE-27
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 9.3

Deepin Reader RCE vulnerability due to a design flaw

Record: CVE-2023-50254
CVSS 3.1: 9.3 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-22, CWE-27
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:13536-1 No score

deepin-reader-5.10.23-2.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the deepin-reader-5.10.23-2.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:13536-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`deepin-reader` openSUSE:Tumbleweed	before 5.10.23-2.1	5.10.23-2.1

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
PoC in GitHub	febinrev/deepin-linux_reader_RCE-exploit	2023-12-22

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases, published	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub

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

In short

CVE-2023-50254 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Deepin Reader, published December 22, 2023. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.12%, the 81st percentile. Fixed in deepin-reader 5.10.23-2.1.