CVE-2026-33929

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited 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

0.71% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 53.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

4.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-26.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

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

2026-04-14 08:09Z6 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-04-14 19:50Z6 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-03-24

Assigning CNA

apache

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 4.3)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

46a84ee745f8c2b4afc4c1f85378dbab6c035cb5e7accf4109522b6ce0d0efc4

• github.comhttps://github.com/apache/pdfbox/pull/427/changespatch
• lists.apache.orghttps://lists.apache.org/thread/op3lyx1ngzy4qycn06l6hljyf28ff0zsmailing-list
• lists.apache.orghttps://lists.apache.org/thread/j8l07tgzy9dm8d8n0f3c45h7zg7t3ld6vendor-advisory