6.5
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-54082
veraPDF-validatio: Use of Default `DocumentBuilderFactory` leads to XXE When Processing Untrusted PDFs
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

July 29, 2026, 4:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 29, 2026, 4:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Update veraPDF validation model to version 1.30.2 or later.
  • Update veraPDF validation model to version 1.30.2.
  • Update veraPDF validation model to version 1.31.71.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'vendor': 'veraPDF', 'product': 'veraPDF-validation', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '>= 1.17.35, < 1.30.2'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '>= 1.31.1, < 1.31.71'}]}]
    Added Description 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.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-611
    Added Reference https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/commit/94caa46c1a594512247fbd46c808edae39469542
    Added Reference https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/commit/cacd9436d0de40b0e58cc7d2dbb06451619e61ec
    Added Reference https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/pull/730
    Added Reference https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/security/advisories/GHSA-cg9x-g3gm-h5h6
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