CVE-2026-23907
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
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Description
Apache PDFBox has Path Traversal through PDComplexFileSpecification.getFilename() function
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | affected | |
| debian | bullseye | affected | |
| debian | forky | affected | |
| debian | sid | affected | |
| debian | trixie | affected | |
| sles | affected | |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox-examples | >=2.0.24,<3.0.7 | 3.0.7 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23907
- https://github.com/apache/pdfbox/commit/b028eafdf101b58e4ee95430c3be25e3e3aa29d7
- https://github.com/apache/pdfbox
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/gyfq5tcrxfv7rx0z2yyx4hb3h53ndffw
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/10/1
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-23907
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23907.html
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.