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CVE-2026-42593GHSA-3CV5-Q585-H563GO-2026-5080

Gotenberg: Arbitrary PDF read via stampExpression and watermarkExpression in merge, split, and convert routes

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Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 8.32.0
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: poc
  • Automatable: yes
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

Gotenberg is a Docker-powered stateless API for PDF files. Prior to 8.32.0, pdfengines/merge, pdfengines/split, libreoffice/convert, chromium/convert/url, chromium/convert/html, and chromium/convert/markdown accept stampSource=pdf + stampExpression=/path and watermarkSource=pdf + watermarkExpression=/path from anonymous callers. The dedicated stamp/watermark routes require an uploaded file when the source type is image or pdf; these six routes only overwrite the expression when a file is uploaded, leaving the user-controlled path intact when no file is attached. pdfcpu opens the path and composites its pages onto the output PDF, which returns to the caller. An attacker reads any PDF the Gotenberg process can access on the container filesystem. This vulnerability is fixed in 8.32.0.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: poc · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • gotenberg gotenberg

    fixed in 8.32.0

  • github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg/v8Go

    through 8.31.0

  • github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg/v7Go

    All versions

  • github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg/v8Go

    All versions

References 1

GitHub · gotenberg/gotenberg