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CVE-2026-54078

8.7 highEPSS 0.6%

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 4.0
8.7CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 46% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)
CWE
CWE-611
Published
Modified
Record from
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Packages (OSV)

AdvisoryEcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
GHSA-3jh7-wm29-q568Mavenorg.verapdf:validation-model>=1.25.73 <1.30.21.30.2
GHSA-3jh7-wm29-q568Mavenorg.verapdf:validation-model>=1.31.1 <1.31.711.31.71
GHSA-3jh7-wm29-q568Mavenorg.verapdf:validation-model-jakarta>=1.25.73 <1.30.21.30.2
GHSA-3jh7-wm29-q568Mavenorg.verapdf:validation-model-jakarta>=1.31.1 <1.31.711.31.71

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