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CVE-2026-54078

veraPDF Validation XXE via Rich Text

HIGH
8.7
CVSS Score
Published: July 29, 2026 at 03:11 PM UTC
Updated: October 23, 2026 at 11:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorveraPDF-validation

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Severity
HIGH8.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

veraPDF-validation· Verapdf
90%
>= 1.25.73, < 1.30.2>= 1.31.1, < 1.31.71
Affected range stops below 1.30.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.31.71, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (4)

x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/security/advisories/GHSA-3jh7-wm29-q568
x_refsource_MISC
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/pull/730
x_refsource_MISC
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/commit/94caa46c1a594512247fbd46c808edae39469542
x_refsource_MISC
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/commit/cacd9436d0de40b0e58cc7d2dbb06451619e61ec

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.7HIGHGitHub_M
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-611

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