CVE-2026-82035

PyMuPDF 1.28.2 Path Traversal via extract_objects() Font Branch

State
Published
Severity
7.1 High
Published
Sep 14, 2026
Updated
Sep 14, 2026
Reserved
Aug 27, 2026

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Description

PyMuPDF through 1.28.2, fixed in commit b2c8f3a, contains a path traversal vulnerability in the font branch of extract_objects() in src/__main__.py, where the output filename is constructed by joining a document-controlled BaseFont name directly onto the user-supplied output directory without stripping path separators or dot-dot sequences. Attackers can supply a crafted PDF, EPUB, XPS, or FB2 file with a BaseFont name containing encoded path separators that decode to ../ sequences or absolute paths, causing arbitrary file writes outside the intended output directory without requiring authentication or elevated privileges.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
4.07.1 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NVulnCheck
3.17.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:LVulnCheck

Weaknesses

  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Affected Products

ProductVersions
PyMuPDFPyMuPDF
  • 1.8.2 and earlierAffected
  • b2c8f3a859fed35c379a44df566f770dc3e18605Not affected

References

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