CVE-2026-54082
MEDIUMveraPDF-validatio: Use of Default `DocumentBuilderFactory` leads to XXE When Processing Untrusted PDFs
Title source: cnaDescription
veraPDF validation model is an implementation of the veraPDF validation model. From 1.25.73 until 1.30.2 and 1.31.71, veraPDF-validation contains an XML External Entity vulnerability in PDFAValidator.validate(...) and GFPDAcroForm.getdynamicRender(), where default DocumentBuilderFactory parsing of rich-text annotation or form-field values and XFA configurations in untrusted PDFs can allow local file disclosure and outbound network requests. This issue is fixed in versions 1.30.2 and 1.31.71.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
X_Refsource_Confirm x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/security/advisories/GHSA-cg9x-g3gm-h5h6
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/pull/730
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/commit/94caa46c1a594512247fbd46c808edae39469542
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/commit/cacd9436d0de40b0e58cc7d2dbb06451619e61ec
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0023
EPSS Percentile
14.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-611
Status
published
Products (6)
org.verapdf/validation-model
1.17.35 - 1.30.2Maven
org.verapdf/validation-model
1.31.1 - 1.31.71Maven
org.verapdf/validation-model-jakarta
1.17.35 - 1.30.2Maven
org.verapdf/validation-model-jakarta
1.31.1 - 1.31.71Maven
veraPDF/veraPDF-validation
>= 1.17.35, < 1.30.2
veraPDF/veraPDF-validation
>= 1.31.1, < 1.31.71
Published
Jul 29, 2026
Tracked Since
Jul 29, 2026