CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-54079
veraPDF validation provides PDF/A and PDF/UA validation, feature reporting, and metadata repair. From 1.17.35 until 1.30.2 and 1.31.71, veraPDF-validation contains an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in validation-model/src/main/java/org/verapdf/gf/model/impl/pd/GFPDAcroForm.java in the getdynamicRender() method, where a crafted PDF containing a malicious XFA stream can cause external entity expansion during PDF/UA-1 validation and allow local file disclosure or outbound server-side reque
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"veraPDF-validation","vendor":"veraPDF","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":">= 1.17.35, < 1.30.2"},{"status":"affected","version":">= 1.31.1, < 1.31.71"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5cc3a85c7f311c96dbb0086df6d18da67e0c8bea31b5db4f68ef5feb2b376bff · sha256:9a5968377fb90b3f… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"NONE","attackVector":"NETWORK","baseScore":8.7,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","subAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","subConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","subIntegrityImpact":"NONE","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","vulnConfidentialityImpact":"HIGH","vulnIntegrityImpact":"NONE"},"metric_type":"cvssV4_0"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5cc3a85c7f311c96dbb0086df6d18da67e0c8bea31b5db4f68ef5feb2b376bff · sha256:9a5968377fb90b3f… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV4_0
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-611","description":"CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5cc3a85c7f311c96dbb0086df6d18da67e0c8bea31b5db4f68ef5feb2b376bff · sha256:9a5968377fb90b3f… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
4 source assertions{"name":"https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/commit/94caa46c1a594512247fbd46c808edae39469542","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/commit/94caa46c1a594512247fbd46c808edae39469542"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5cc3a85c7f311c96dbb0086df6d18da67e0c8bea31b5db4f68ef5feb2b376bff · sha256:9a5968377fb90b3f… · /containers/cna/references/2
{"name":"https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/commit/cacd9436d0de40b0e58cc7d2dbb06451619e61ec","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/commit/cacd9436d0de40b0e58cc7d2dbb06451619e61ec"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5cc3a85c7f311c96dbb0086df6d18da67e0c8bea31b5db4f68ef5feb2b376bff · sha256:9a5968377fb90b3f… · /containers/cna/references/3
{"name":"https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/pull/730","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/pull/730"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5cc3a85c7f311c96dbb0086df6d18da67e0c8bea31b5db4f68ef5feb2b376bff · sha256:9a5968377fb90b3f… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"name":"https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/security/advisories/GHSA-36mm-w85j-3q2j","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/security/advisories/GHSA-36mm-w85j-3q2j"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5cc3a85c7f311c96dbb0086df6d18da67e0c8bea31b5db4f68ef5feb2b376bff · sha256:9a5968377fb90b3f… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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