01 Record
CVE-2026-54082
veraPDF-validatio: Use of Default `DocumentBuilderFactory` leads to XXE When Processing Untrusted PDFs
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: GitHub_M
CNA base score6.5 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
02 Description
veraPDF-validatio: Use of Default `DocumentBuilderFactory` leads to XXE When Processing Untrusted PDFs
03 Exploitation and scoring
- 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.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.39% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 33.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-23.
- 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.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-07-29 15:14Z3 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-07-30 13:52Z3 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-06-11
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 6.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-611Improper Restriction of XML External Entity ReferenceBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 92b0f7a86a708d228389256f489162f76f8133cc5d311ff8643d0acf031f7242
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/security/advisories/GHSA-cg9x-g3gm-h5h6
- github.comhttps://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/pull/730
- github.comhttps://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/commit/94caa46c1a594512247fbd46c808edae39469542
- github.comhttps://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/commit/cacd9436d0de40b0e58cc7d2dbb06451619e61ec