LuaTeX before 1.17.0 allows a document (compiled with the default settings) to make arbitrary network requests. This occurs because full access to the socket library is permitted by default, as stated in the documentation. This also affects TeX Live before 2023 r66984 and MiKTeX before 23.5.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3941-1 texlive-bin security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-36911 LuaTeX before 1.17.0 allows a document (compiled with the default settings) to make arbitrary network requests. This occurs because full access to the socket library is permitted by default, as stated in the documentation. This also affects TeX Live before 2023 r66984 and MiKTeX before 23.5.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6695-1 TeX Live vulnerabilities
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-03T21:48:34.498Z

Reserved: 2023-05-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-32668

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T15:25:36.420Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-05-11T06:15:10.000

Modified: 2025-11-03T22:16:21.613

Link: CVE-2023-32668

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