chm2pdf 0.9 allows user-assisted local users to delete arbitrary files via a symlink…
Priority LOW 30CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
chm2pdf 0.9 allows user-assisted local users to delete arbitrary files via a symlink attack on .chm files in the (1) /tmp/chm2pdf/work or (2) /tmp/chm2pdf/orig temporary directories.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00317 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:karakas-online:chm2pdf:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9 | Vulnerable | Karakas-online |
- cpe:2.3:a:karakas-online:chm2pdf:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9 Vulnerable ·Karakas-online
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5299
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q25w-jh9x-m6rx
References
More Karakas-online Chm2pdf vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-05043 chm2pdf 0.9 uses temporary files in directories with fixed names, which allows local… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
Sources
- CVE-2008-5299 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-5299 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q25w-jh9x-m6rx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2008-5299 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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