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high 7.3

CVE-2026-78637 json

Fdawgs node-poppler Argument Injection index.js pdfUnite argument injection

published 2mo ago modified last mo. also EUVD-2026-65293

cvss
7.3
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 34%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A vulnerability was detected in Fdawgs node-poppler up to 9.1.2/10.0.1. The impacted element is the function pdfInfo/pdfToText/pdfToCairo/pdfToPpm/pdfImages/pdfToHtml/pdfToPs/pdfFonts/pdfDetach/pdfAttach/pdfSeparate/pdfUnite of the file src/index.js of the component Argument Injection Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument file_path results in argument injection. The attack may be initiated remotely. The patch is named db6e3f79d3beb20601be7e59669c39811ae3c330. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Patch / fix

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/Fdawgs/node-poppler/issues/822 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 6.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X
CNA 3.1 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:X/RL:O/RC:C
CNA 3.0 7.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:X/RL:O/RC:C
CNA 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:ND/RL:OF/RC:C
CNA 4.0 6.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CNA 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Inferred packages

No advisory lists a package for this vulnerability yet. The CVE names these as products and links their GitHub repository, and the package registry names the same repository, so they are probably the affected packages. Low confidence: the versions are the CVE’s own for the product, and a stack check reports the package as unchecked when there are none.

ecosystem package repository affected
npm node-poppler fdawgs/node-poppler no versions given

Affected products

  • Fdawgs node-poppler

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-88 Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command
  • CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component

References

Sources

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