CVE-2026-54078
veraPDF Validation XXE via Rich Text
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
veraPDF validation model is an implementation of the veraPDF validation model. From 1.25.73 until 1.30.2 and 1.31.71, veraPDF-validation contains an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in validation-model/src/main/java/org/verapdf/gf/model/tools/DictionaryKeysHelper.java in getRichTextStringOrStreamEntryStringRepresentation(), where a crafted PDF containing a malicious rich-text /RC or /RV entry can cause external entity expansion and reflect local file contents into the validation report. This issue is fixed in versions 1.30.2 and 1.31.71.
| CWE | CWE-611 |
| Vendor | verapdf |
| Product | verapdf-validation |
| Published | Jul 29, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
veraPDF / veraPDF-validation
>= 1.25.73, < 1.30.2 >= 1.31.1, < 1.31.71
References
github.com: https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/security/advisories/GHSA-3jh7-wm29-q568 github.com: https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/pull/730 github.com: https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/commit/94caa46c1a594512247fbd46c808edae39469542 github.com: https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/commit/cacd9436d0de40b0e58cc7d2dbb06451619e61ec