High 8.7Published Jul 29, 2026

CVE-2026-54078veraPDF Validation XXE via Rich Text

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 12:30 AM ET)

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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.

CVSS: 8.7 HIGH (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-611
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: Deferred
Record last updated: Jul 29, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

veraPDF veraPDF-validation verapdf:validation (from the name)	from 1.25.73, < 1.30.2; from 1.31.1, < 1.31.71	CNA record

References

References

https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/security/advisories/GHSA-3jh7-wm29-q568	x-refsource-confirm
https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/pull/730	x-refsource-misc
https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/commit/94caa46c1a594512247fbd46c808edae39469542	x-refsource-misc
https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/commit/cacd9436d0de40b0e58cc7d2dbb06451619e61ec	x-refsource-misc

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