CVE-2026-108554

PDFMathTranslate (pdf2zh) through 1.9.11 contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to make the server fetch arbitrary URLs via the Link input. The translate_file handler passes user URLs to download_with_limit without scheme or address validation, letting attackers reach internal services and cloud metadata endpoints and retrieve returned PDFs.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/PDFMathTranslate/PDFMathTranslate
https://github.com/PDFMathTranslate/PDFMathTranslate/blob/0f0618d3303d064d97e7adb77557b21236c6cee0/pdf2zh/gui.py#L149-L179
https://github.com/PDFMathTranslate/PDFMathTranslate/blob/0f0618d3303d064d97e7adb77557b21236c6cee0/pdf2zh/gui.py#L257-L269
https://github.com/PDFMathTranslate/PDFMathTranslate/issues/1188
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pdfmathtranslate-through-1.9.11-ssrf-via-gradio-web-gui-link-input
https://github.com/PDFMathTranslate/PDFMathTranslate/issues/1188

Configurations

No configuration.

History

14 Oct 2026, 03:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://github.com/PDFMathTranslate/PDFMathTranslate/issues/1188 -~~	() https://github.com/PDFMathTranslate/PDFMathTranslate/issues/1188 -

10 Oct 2026, 15:16

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-10 15:16

Updated : 2026-10-16 19:18

NVD link : CVE-2026-108554

Mitre link : CVE-2026-108554

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-108554

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-918

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

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