CVE-2026-23907

This issue affects the ExtractEmbeddedFiles example in Apache PDFBox: from 2.0.24 through 2.0.35, from 3.0.0 through 3.0.6. The ExtractEmbeddedFiles example contains a path traversal vulnerability (CWE-22) because the filename that is obtained from PDComplexFileSpecification.getFilename() is appended to the extraction path. Users who have copied this example into their production code should review it to ensure that the extraction path is acceptable. The example has been changed accordingly, now the initial path and the extraction paths are converted into canonical paths and it is verified that extraction path contains the initial path. The documentation has also been adjusted.

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/JoakimBulow/	Not Applicable
https://lists.apache.org/thread/gyfq5tcrxfv7rx0z2yyx4hb3h53ndffw	Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/10/1	Mailing List Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox-examples::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox-examples::::::::

History

17 Sep 2026, 17:22

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Apache pdfbox-examples
CPE	cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox::::::::	cpe:2.3:a:apache:pdfbox-examples::::::::

Information

Published : 2026-03-10 18:18

Updated : 2026-09-17 17:22

NVD link : CVE-2026-23907

Mitre link : CVE-2026-23907

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-23907

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apache

pdfbox-examples

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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