{"cve":"CVE-2026-54078","nvd":{"published":"2026-07-29T16:17:53.053","modified":"2026-10-23T23:10:00.157","status":"Deferred","description":"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_v4":{"vector":"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","score":8.7},"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-611"],"references":["https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/commit/94caa46c1a594512247fbd46c808edae39469542","https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/commit/cacd9436d0de40b0e58cc7d2dbb06451619e61ec","https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/pull/730","https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/security/advisories/GHSA-3jh7-wm29-q568"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-24T16:53:27.712498749+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-54078","score":0.00555,"percentile":0.46023,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-3jh7-wm29-q568","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-3jh7-wm29-q568","summary":"veraPDF Validation XXE via Rich Text","modified":"2026-07-29T15:27:48.831940Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.verapdf:validation-model","purl":"pkg:maven/org.verapdf/validation-model","ranges":[">=1.25.73 <1.30.2"],"fixed":["1.30.2"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.verapdf:validation-model","purl":"pkg:maven/org.verapdf/validation-model","ranges":[">=1.31.1 <1.31.71"],"fixed":["1.31.71"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.verapdf:validation-model-jakarta","purl":"pkg:maven/org.verapdf/validation-model-jakarta","ranges":[">=1.25.73 <1.30.2"],"fixed":["1.30.2"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.verapdf:validation-model-jakarta","purl":"pkg:maven/org.verapdf/validation-model-jakarta","ranges":[">=1.31.1 <1.31.71"],"fixed":["1.31.71"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}