CVE-2026-54079
veraPDF Validation XXE via XFA
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
veraPDF validation provides PDF/A and PDF/UA validation, feature reporting, and metadata repair. From 1.17.35 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/impl/pd/GFPDAcroForm.java in the getdynamicRender() method, where a crafted PDF containing a malicious XFA stream can cause external entity expansion during PDF/UA-1 validation and allow local file disclosure or outbound server-side requests. 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 |
| Last Updated | Jul 29, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
veraPDF / veraPDF-validation
>= 1.17.35, < 1.30.2 >= 1.31.1, < 1.31.71
References
github.com: https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/security/advisories/GHSA-36mm-w85j-3q2j 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