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

- Also known as: GHSA-62P3-HVXX-FXG4, GO-2026-5162
- Severity: CVSS 8.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 8.31.0
- Published: 2026-05-14 · Updated: 2026-05-14

## Affected

- gotenberg: fixed in 8.31.0
- github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg/v8 (Go): through 8.30.1
- github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg/v7 (Go): all versions
- github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg/v8 (Go): all versions

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on gotenberg, github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg/v8, github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg/v7, upgrade to a fixed version (8.31.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg/security/advisories/GHSA-62p3-hvxx-fxg4

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