CVE-2026-41580
Stirling-PDF: Reflected XSS through crafted PDF metadata fields (Title and Author)
CVSS Score
6.1
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
Stirling-PDF is a locally hosted web application that facilitates various operations on PDF files. Prior to 2.0.0, Stirling-PDF's /get-info-on-pdf endpoint rendered PDF Title and Author metadata fields without proper HTML encoding or sanitization, allowing a crafted PDF to execute attacker-controlled JavaScript in the browser of a user who views the resulting page. This issue is fixed in version 2.0.0.
| CWE | CWE-79 |
| Vendor | stirling-tools |
| Product | stirling-pdf |
| Published | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Jul 15, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Affected Versions
Stirling-Tools / Stirling-PDF
< 2.0.0