Ubuntu Security Notices USN-8295-1 USN-8295-1: Evince vulnerability Publication date 22 May 2026 Overview Evince could be made to run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file. Releases 26.04 LTS 25.10 24.04 LTS 22.04 LTS Open side navigation Close side navigation Packages Details Update instructions References Packages evince - Document viewer Details It was discovered that Evince did not properly sanitize command-line arguments in PDF /GoToR actions. If a user opened a specially crafted PDF file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. It was discovered that Evince did not properly sanitize command-line arguments in PDF /GoToR actions. If a user opened a specially crafted PDF file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. Update instructions In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. Learn more about how to get the fixes. The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu Release Package Version 26.04 LTS resolute evince – 49~alpha-2ubuntu2.1 evince-common – 49~alpha-2ubuntu2.1 25.10 questing evince – 48.1-3ubuntu2.1 evince-common – 48.1-3ubuntu2.1 24.04 LTS noble evince – 46.3.1-0ubuntu1.1 evince-common – 46.3.1-0ubuntu1.1 22.04 LTS jammy evince – 42.3-0ubuntu3.2 evince-common – 42.3-0ubuntu3.2 Reduce your security exposure Ubuntu Pro provides ten-year security coverage to 25,000+ packages in Main and Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines. Get Ubuntu Pro References CVE-2026-46529 CVE-2026-46529