CVE-2024-40446
An issue in forkosh Mime Tex before v.1.77 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a...
An issue in forkosh Mime Tex before v.1.77 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
An issue in forkosh Mime Tex before v.1.77 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script
- Record
CVE-2024-40446- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-12216
An issue in forkosh Mime Tex before v.1.77 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script
- Record
EUVD-2025-12216- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rw43-mgp5-rf2m
An issue in forkosh Mime Tex before v.1.77 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a...
An issue in forkosh Mime Tex before v.1.77 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script
- Record
GHSA-rw43-mgp5-rf2m- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An issue in forkosh Mime Tex before v.1.77 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script
- Record
CVE-2024-40446- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An issue in forkosh Mime Tex before v.1.77 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script
- Record
CVE-2024-40446- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2024-40446
An issue in forkosh Mime Tex before v.1.77 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2024-40446- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2024-40446
An issue in forkosh Mime Tex before v.1.77 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-40446- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mimetexDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.76-21.76-31.76-41.76-51.76-6 |
None known |
mimetexDebian:14 |
before 1.76-6, plus listed versions 1.50-11.50-1+etch11.50-1+lenny11.50-1.11.50-1.2 Show 8 moreShow less1.73-11.73-21.74-11.76-11.76-21.76-31.76-41.76-5 |
1.76-6 |
mimetexUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.74-1 |
None known |
mimetexUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.74-11.76-1 |
None known |
mimetexUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.76-1 |
None known |
mimetexUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.76-2 |
None known |
mimetexUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.76-2 |
None known |
mimetexUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.76-4 |
None known |
mimetexUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.76-51.76-6 |
None known |
mimetexUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.76-41.76-5 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-40446 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Ctan Mimetex, published April 22, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.77%, the 55th percentile. Fixed in mimetex 1.76-6.