# CVE-2026-78637: Fdawgs node-poppler Argument Injection index.js pdfUnite argument injection

- Severity: CVSS 6.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-08-25 · Updated: 2026-08-25

## Affected

- Fdawgs node-poppler: 9.1.0, 9.1.1, 9.1.2, 10.0.0, 10.0.1

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Fdawgs node-poppler, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/394864
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/394864/cti
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-78637
- https://vuldb.com/submit/886399
- https://github.com/Fdawgs/node-poppler/issues/822
- https://github.com/Fdawgs/node-poppler/pull/842
- https://github.com/Fdawgs/node-poppler/commit/db6e3f79d3beb20601be7e59669c39811ae3c330
- https://github.com/Fdawgs/node-poppler/

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