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high 8.4

CVE-2025-26240 json

pdfkit: Path traversal in from_string

published 4mo ago modified 28d ago also GHSA-9g3x-6x24-vf9f , PYSEC-2026-2860 , EUVD-2025-210273

cvss
8.4
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 33%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In JazzCore python-pdfkit 1.0.0, the from_string method enables the execution of JavaScript code within the context of the server application and the exfiltration of local files.

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2025-26240 updated cvss 8.4

python-pdfkit: python-pdfkit: Arbitrary Code Execution and Information Disclosure

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
4mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • habuon.github.io https://habuon.github.io/2025/03/12/pdfkit-vulnerability-%28CVE-2025-26240%29.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
OSV 3.1 8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GitHub 3.1 8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
pypi pdfkit
<=1.0.0
 no fix listed

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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