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                            "description": "CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference",
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                        "attackComplexity": "LOW",
                        "attackRequirements": "NONE",
                        "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
                        "userInteraction": "NONE",
                        "vulnConfidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
                        "vulnIntegrityImpact": "NONE",
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                        "subIntegrityImpact": "NONE",
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                        "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",
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                    "name": "https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/security/advisories/GHSA-36mm-w85j-3q2j",
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                    "lang": "en",
                    "value": "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 requests. This issue is fixed in versions 1.30.2 and 1.31.71."
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                                "timestamp": "2026-07-29T15:44:48.006185Z",
                                "id": "CVE-2026-54079",
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                                        "Exploitation": "none"
                                    },
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                                        "Automatable": "yes"
                                    },
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                                        "Technical Impact": "partial"
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                                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
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