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CVE-2026-23907

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Published: Mar 10, 2026Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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5.3
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 1.4
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)

Description

This issue affects the ExtractEmbeddedFiles example in Apache PDFBox: from 2.0.24 through 2.0.35, from 3.0.0 through 3.0.6. The ExtractEmbeddedFiles example contains a path traversal vulnerability (CWE-22) because the filename that is obtained from PDComplexFileSpecification.getFilename() is appended to the extraction path. Users who have copied this example into their production code should review it to ensure that the extraction path is acceptable. The example has been changed accordingly, now the initial path and the extraction paths are converted into canonical paths and it is verified that extraction path contains the initial path. The documentation has also been adjusted.

Affected (2)

Products: Apache: Pdfbox
Apache
1 product
Pdfbox
Configuration A
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Apache
Pdfbox
From 2.0.24 to 2.0.35
Pdfbox
From 3.0.0 to 3.0.7

Related CWEs

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (3)

Source: security@apache.org
Not Applicable
Source: security@apache.org
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

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