CVE-2026-23907

MEDIUM EPSS 54.7%
Published Mar 10, 20263mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.3 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Mar 10, 2026 3mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.3
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
1.4
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
54.7% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-22 Path Traversal Resource Mgmt

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
apachepdfbox*≥2.0.24  –  ≤2.0.35
apachepdfbox*≥3.0.0  –  ≤3.0.7

References 3

  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/10/1
    Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/JoakimBulow/
    Not Applicable
  • lists.apache.org https://lists.apache.org/thread/gyfq5tcrxfv7rx0z2yyx4hb3h53ndffw
    Mailing ListVendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.