CVE-2026-110642
xhtml2pdf before 0.2.19 OS Command Injection via startViewer File Name
Description
xhtml2pdf before 0.2.19 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in pisa.startViewer() that allows attackers to execute commands by interpolating unescaped file names into os.system. Attackers can supply an input file whose name contains a double quote and shell metacharacters, which runs OS commands as the invoking user when the pisa tool is used with -s/--start-viewer.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 14, 2026, 3:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 14, 2026, 3:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2026-110642
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10 | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | MITRE-CVE | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10 | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update xhtml2pdf to version 0.2.19 or later.
- Sanitize user-supplied filenames before passing them to pisa.startViewer().
- Avoid using pisa.startViewer() with user-controlled filenames.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Oct. 14, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description xhtml2pdf before 0.2.19 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in pisa.startViewer() that allows attackers to execute commands by interpolating unescaped file names into os.system. Attackers can supply an input file whose name contains a double quote and shell metacharacters, which runs OS commands as the invoking user when the pisa tool is used with -s/--start-viewer. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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 Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-78 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/110xxx/CVE-2026-110642.json">CVE-2026-110642</a> Added Reference https://github.com/xhtml2pdf/xhtml2pdf/blob/v0.2.18/xhtml2pdf/pisa.py#L393-L400 Added Reference https://github.com/xhtml2pdf/xhtml2pdf/commit/f86380dad15b3a6810201d08755a3ee6b19d5063 Added Reference https://github.com/xhtml2pdf/xhtml2pdf/pull/835 Added Reference https://github.com/xhtml2pdf/xhtml2pdf/releases/tag/v0.2.19 Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/xhtml2pdf-before-0.2.19-os-command-injection-via-startviewer-file-name