{
    "id": "CVE-2016-10243",
    "published": "2017-05-02 14:59:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 00:39:21",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-20",
    "description": "TeX Live allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging inclusion of mpost in shell_escape_commands in the texmf.cnf config file.",
    "epss_score": "0.07146",
    "epss_percentile": "0.94092",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-05 18:17:14",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 3,
        "label": "In your normal cycle",
        "why": "Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "debian",
            "product": "debian_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "fedoraproject",
            "product": "fedora"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "tug",
            "product": "tex_live"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3803",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/05/1",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96593",
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B7CNJ4HKX7X6V7VMN3UCU7KPY6IX4XRB/",
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VL6PUKPWEXYIPIAZRIX5ZLQWCSALVLFP/",
        "https://scumjr.github.io/2016/11/28/pwning-coworkers-thanks-to-latex/",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-07",
        "https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive?view=revision&revision=42605",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3803",
        "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/05/1",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96593",
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B7CNJ4HKX7X6V7VMN3UCU7KPY6IX4XRB/",
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VL6PUKPWEXYIPIAZRIX5ZLQWCSALVLFP/",
        "https://scumjr.github.io/2016/11/28/pwning-coworkers-thanks-to-latex/",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-07",
        "https://www.tug.org/svn/texlive?view=revision&revision=42605"
    ]
}