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CVE-2022-25765 — pdfkit

CRITICALFix: pdfkit/pdfkit#519

CVE-2022-25765 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) remote code execution vulnerability in pdfkit. 13 public exploit or proof-of-concept references are indexed, so weaponization risk is real. A fix is available for pdfkit — see the affected versions and patch details below.

PDFKit vulnerable to Command Injection

Published
Updated
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
1 / 1
Exploits
13 known
Exploitation data as of Nov 4, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
42.5%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
High Risk+0.94%
Lower risk than most CVEs99th percentile — riskier than 99% of all scored CVEsHighest risk
24.0%49.3%74.7%100.0%88.8%42.5%May 26Sep 26Nov 26

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

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Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected
💎pdfkit

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects RubyGems packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

The package pdfkit is vulnerable to Command Injection where the URL is not properly sanitized.

Note: This issue was patched in 0.8.7.2, but the patch was discovered to be ineffective. The updated patch version is 0.8.7.2.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
💎RubyGemspdfkitall versions0.8.7.2bundle update pdfkit --conservative

Affected Products

2 products · 4 configurations
OS
fedorafedoraproject
3 versions
353637
Application
pdfkitpdfkit_project
≥ 0.0.0
range
Exploits & PoCs
13

Research use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.

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Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for pdfkit, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

  2. Fix

    Update pdfkit to 0.8.7.2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2022-25765 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    Stop passing untrusted input into the interpreter or shell: call the affected binary with an argument array rather than a composed command string, reject anything outside a strict allowlist of expected values, and run the component under an account that cannot reach beyond the work it legitimately does.

Frequently Asked Questions

The package pdfkit is vulnerable to Command Injection where the URL is not properly sanitized. Note: This issue was patched in 0.8.7.2, but the patch was discovered to be ineffective. The updated patch version is 0.8.7.2.
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CVE-2022-25765: pdfkit — Fixed in 0.8.7.2