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medium 4.3

CVE-2026-112036 json

Artifex MuPDF Signature Locking pdf-xref.c free_char_list double free

published 22d ago modified 21d ago also EUVD-2026-104029

cvss
4.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 26%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A vulnerability was detected in Artifex MuPDF up to 1.28.5. This impacts the function free_char_list of the file source/pdf/pdf-xref.c of the component Signature Locking. Performing a manipulation results in double free. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. The patch is named 3984925b660afb8a781ddf504021e91be1bc671e. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Patch / fix

  • mupdf openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.28.6-2.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:12487-1

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red hat product security vex CVE-2026-112036 updated cvss 3.3

mupdf: mupdf: Denial of service via double-free in signature locking

  • 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
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
21d ago

Exploit prediction

0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • bugs.ghostscript.com https://bugs.ghostscript.com/attachment.cgi?id=28609 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 5.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
CNA 3.1 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CNA 3.0 4.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CNA 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C
CNA 4.0 2.1 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CNA 3.1 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CNA 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

  • Artifex MuPDF

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-415 Double Free
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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