CVE-2024-40446

An issue in forkosh Mime Tex before v.1.77 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script

Published: 2025-04-22 Last update: 2025-06-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-40446 is rated Moderate Risk (55/100): CVSS Critical severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.60%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-40446

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.13% 0.60% +0.47%
2 2026-05-30 0.23% 0.13% -0.10%
3 2026-02-16 — 0.23% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-40446

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-40446

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-40446

vendor priority summary link
debian end-of-life CVE-2024-40446 end-of-life priority: Debian including 1 source packages (mimetex), 4 status rows across 4 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid): open 2, resolved 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-40446
ubuntu medium CVE-2024-40446 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (mimetex), 9 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, upstream, xenial): deferred 5, ignored 2, needs-triage 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-40446

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-40446

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ctan mimetex < 1.77 cpe:2.3:a:ctan:mimetex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-40446

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