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TI-2025-13164 Aliases CVE-2025-14413GHSA-jqjw-9qg4-xvq2

Path traversal in Soda PDF Desktop

Priority LOW 36CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Soda PDF Desktop CBZ File Parsing Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Soda PDF Desktop. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of CBZ files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-27509.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00449 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Soda PDFDesktop14.0.509.23030—No fix listedCNA
  • Desktop VendorSoda PDF Affected 14.0.509.23030 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sodapdf:soda_pdf_desktop:14.0.509.23030:*:*:*:*:*:*:*14.0.509.23030VulnerableSoda PDF
  • cpe:2.3:a:sodapdf:soda_pdf_desktop:14.0.509.23030:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.0.509.23030 Vulnerable ·Soda PDF

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-14413
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jqjw-9qg4-xvq2

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2025-13165 Soda PDF Desktop Word File Insufficient UI Warning Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2018-13212 The Portable Document Format (PDF) specification does not provide any information… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3

Sources

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