CVE-2026-114609

MEDIUM 5.8

fpdf2 implicitly loads external URLs and local image paths when rendering attacker-controlled content

CVSS Score

5.8

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

fpdf2 is a PDF creation library for Python. Prior to 2.8.8, fpdf2's shared image loader automatically dereferences attacker-controlled HTTP(S) URLs and raw local paths supplied through FPDF.image(), FPDF.write_html() HTML <img src> values, SVG <image href> or xlink:href values, and template image fields. This can cause outbound requests to attacker-selected internal or external services and local file open attempts, although local content is exposed only when it is a valid supported image or SVG resource. file:// URLs are not specially handled, so the local-path case requires a raw filesystem path. This issue is fixed in version 2.8.8.

CWE	CWE-918
Vendor	py-pdf
Product	fpdf2
Published	Oct 22, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Affected Versions

py-pdf / fpdf2

< 2.8.8

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

github.com: https://github.com/py-pdf/fpdf2/security/advisories/GHSA-rw7v-4hrq-x6r9 github.com: https://github.com/py-pdf/fpdf2/pull/1824 github.com: https://github.com/py-pdf/fpdf2/pull/1857 github.com: https://github.com/py-pdf/fpdf2/commit/0d27190a8c907e02ebe9cd881471a14d0622b432 github.com: https://github.com/py-pdf/fpdf2/commit/6e23f610b7946e96e9a5dd0535dcbfbe7ac1397d github.com: https://github.com/py-pdf/fpdf2/releases/tag/2.8.8