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High 8.2Published May 14, 2026

CVE-2026-40893Gotenberg: ExifTool Dangerous Tag Blocklist Bypass via Group-Prefixed Tag Names Allows Arbitrary File Rename and Move

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No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

Gotenberg is a Docker-powered stateless API for PDF files. Prior to 8.31.0, Gotenberg only checks if the tag is exactly FileName, so System:FileName slips right through and ExifTool happily renames the file. This allows remote attackers to move, rename, and change permissions for arbitrary files. This vulnerability is fixed in 8.31.0.

CVSS
8.2 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-73, CWE-184
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by
GitHub_M
NVD analysis
Analyzed
Record last updated
May 14, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
gotenberg gotenberg
gotenberg:gotenberg (from the name)
before 8.31.0
CNA record
thecodingmachine gotenberg
thecodingmachine:gotenberg
before 8.31.0
NVD

References

References

The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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