{"id":"CVE-2026-54079","aliases":["GHSA-36mm-w85j-3q2j"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2026-54079","summary":"veraPDF Validation XXE via XFA","details":"veraPDF validation provides PDF/A and PDF/UA validation, feature reporting, and metadata repair. From 1.17.35 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/impl/pd/GFPDAcroForm.java in the getdynamicRender() method, where a crafted PDF containing a malicious XFA stream can cause external entity expansion during PDF/UA-1 validation and allow local file disclosure or outbound server-side requests. This issue is fixed in versions 1.30.2 and 1.31.71.","published":"2026-07-29T15:07:23.558Z","modified":"2026-08-12T16:41:11.815635Z","cvss":null,"epss":{"score":0.0032,"percentile":0.24765,"asOf":"2026-09-14"},"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-2026-54079.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/security/advisories/GHSA-36mm-w85j-3q2j"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54079"},{"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":"2026-08-12T16:41:11.815635Z"}}