{"id":"CVE-2026-54078","aliases":["GHSA-3jh7-wm29-q568"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2026-54078","summary":"veraPDF Validation XXE via Rich Text","details":"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.","published":"2026-07-29T15:11:05.239Z","modified":"2026-08-12T16:41:11.578668Z","cvss":null,"epss":{"score":0.0032,"percentile":0.24791,"asOf":"2026-09-12"},"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.verapdf:validation-model","fixedVersion":"1.30.2"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.verapdf:validation-model","fixedVersion":"1.31.71"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.verapdf:validation-model-jakarta","fixedVersion":"1.30.2"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.verapdf:validation-model-jakarta","fixedVersion":"1.31.71"}],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/commit/94caa46c1a594512247fbd46c808edae39469542","label":"veraPDF/veraPDF-validation@94caa46"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/54xxx/CVE-2026-54078.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/security/advisories/GHSA-3jh7-wm29-q568"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54078"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/commit/94caa46c1a594512247fbd46c808edae39469542"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/commit/cacd9436d0de40b0e58cc7d2dbb06451619e61ec"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/pull/730"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-12T16:41:11.578668Z"}}