CVE-2026-40281
critical
CVSS v3
9.1
CVSS v2
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VIR risk
9.1
Description
Gotenberg has ExifTool stdin argument injection via metadata value newlines (bypass of key sanitization fix)
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
94%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: security-advisories@github.com — https://github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg/security/advisories/GHSA-q7r4-hc83-hf2q
Vendor advisory: security-advisories@github.com — https://github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg/commit/405f1069c026bb08f319fb5a44e5c67c33208318
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg/v8 | <8.31.0 | 8.31.0 |
| GO | github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg/v8 | <= 8.30.1 | 8.31.0 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| thecodingmachine | gotenberg | {"endExcluding":"8.31.0"} | 8.31.0 |
References
- https://github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg/commit/405f1069c026bb08f319fb5a44e5c67c33208318
- https://github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg/security/advisories/GHSA-q7r4-hc83-hf2q
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40281
- https://github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg
- https://github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg/releases/tag/v8.31.0
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q7r4-hc83-hf2q
CWEs
CWE-88
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.