CVE-2026-78637

Fdawgs node-poppler Argument Injection index.js pdfUnite argument injection

HIGH
7.3
CVSS Score
Published: August 25, 2026 at 04:45 AM UTC
Updated: September 28, 2026 at 11:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNode Poppler

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Severity
HIGH7.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
PoC

Description

A vulnerability was detected in Fdawgs node-poppler up to 9.1.2/10.0.1. The impacted element is the function pdfInfo/pdfToText/pdfToCairo/pdfToPpm/pdfImages/pdfToHtml/pdfToPs/pdfFonts/pdfDetach/pdfAttach/pdfSeparate/pdfUnite of the file src/index.js of the component Argument Injection Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument file_path results in argument injection. The attack may be initiated remotely. The patch is named db6e3f79d3beb20601be7e59669c39811ae3c330. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Affected

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

Remediation

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References (8)

VDB EntryTechnical Description
Source: cverecord
https://vuldb.com/vuln/394864
SignaturePermissions Required
Source: cverecord
https://vuldb.com/vuln/394864/cti
Third Party Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-78637
Third Party Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://vuldb.com/submit/886399
Issue TrackingPatch
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/Fdawgs/node-poppler/pull/842

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CVSS

7.3HIGHVulDB
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-88CWE-74

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