CVE-2026-2516

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.11% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 1.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.4 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-02-15 12:02Z6 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-04-13 06:42Z4 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-02-14

Assigning CNA

VulDB

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.3)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Weaknesses

• CWE-426Untrusted Search PathBase
• CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path ElementBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

ea2f9be85cf4df5173c1ee8de649eb80045d883e1c5d73c0b2974c75e6ff5f54

• vuldb.comVDB-346107 | Unidocs ezPDF DRM Reader/ezPDF Reader SHFOLDER.dll uncontrolled search pathhttps://vuldb.com/vuln/346107vdb-entrytechnical-description
• vuldb.comVDB-346107 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA)https://vuldb.com/vuln/346107/ctisignaturepermissions-required
• vuldb.comSubmit #736172 | Unidocs Inc. ezPDF DRM Reader / ezPDF Reader v3.0.0.4 / v2.0 Uncontrolled Search Pathhttps://vuldb.com/submit/736172third-party-advisory
• gofile.mehttps://gofile.me/7bU54/ZG47Lh7Yxexploit
• www.unidocs.comhttp://www.unidocs.com/programs/ezPDF_DRM_Reader/patch