CVE-2026-54078: veraPDF Validation XXE via Rich Text

July 29, 2026

Description An XML External Entity Injection (CWE-611) vulnerability in veraPDF allows a remote attacker to read arbitrary files on the server file system and perform Server-Side Request Forgery by submitting a crafted PDF containing a malicious rich-text (/RC or /RV) entry. This affects all current versions of veraPDF-validation.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-3jh7-wm29-q568
github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/security/advisories/GHSA-3jh7-wm29-q568
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54078

Code Behaviors & Features

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