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 vulnerability in PDFAValidator.validate(...) and GFPDAcroForm.getdynamicRender(), where default DocumentBuilderFactory parsing of rich-text annotation or form-field values and XFA configurations in untrusted PDFs can allow local file disclosure and outbound network requests. This issue is fixed in versions 1.30.2 and 1.31.71.

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Attack Complexity Low

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Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

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Vendor Product Default status Versions
veraPDF veraPDF-validation affected
Version Status Constraints
>= 1.17.35, < 1.30.2 affected —
>= 1.31.1, < 1.31.71 affected —

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-cg9x-g3gm-h5h6 veraPDF-validatio: Use of Default `DocumentBuilderFactory` leads to XXE When Processing Untrusted PDFs
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https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/commit/94caa46c1a594512247fbd46c808edae39469542 cve-icon
https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/commit/cacd9436d0de40b0e58cc7d2dbb06451619e61ec cve-icon
https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/pull/730 cve-icon
https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/security/advisories/GHSA-cg9x-g3gm-h5h6 cve-icon
History

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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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 vulnerability in PDFAValidator.validate(...) and GFPDAcroForm.getdynamicRender(), where default DocumentBuilderFactory parsing of rich-text annotation or form-field values and XFA configurations in untrusted PDFs can allow local file disclosure and outbound network requests. This issue is fixed in versions 1.30.2 and 1.31.71.
Title veraPDF-validatio: Use of Default `DocumentBuilderFactory` leads to XXE When Processing Untrusted PDFs
Weaknesses CWE-611
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-29T15:14:19.998Z

Reserved: 2026-06-11T18:44:47.760Z

Link: CVE-2026-54082

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