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TI-2025-13171 Aliases CVE-2025-14420GHSA-jvh4-993v-c3gr

Path traversal in pdfforge PDF Architect

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

pdfforge PDF Architect CBZ File Parsing Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of pdfforge PDF Architect. 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-27514.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00454 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
pdfforgePDF Architect9.1.74.23030—No fix listedCNA
  • PDF Architect Vendorpdfforge Affected 9.1.74.23030 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:pdfforge:pdf_architect:9.1.74.23030:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.1.74.23030Vulnerablepdfforge
  • cpe:2.3:a:pdfforge:pdf_architect:9.1.74.23030:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.1.74.23030 Vulnerable ·pdfforge

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-14420
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jvh4-993v-c3gr

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2018-13581 Memory corruption in PDMODELProvidePDModelHFT in pdmodel.dll in pdfforge PDF Architect 6… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2025-13170 Memory corruption in pdfforge PDF Architect CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2025-13168 pdfforge PDF Architect Launch Insufficient UI Warning Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2025-13169 pdfforge PDF Architect XLS File Insufficient UI Warning Remote Code Execution… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.0
  • TI-2025-13167 pdfforge PDF Architect DOC File Insufficient UI Warning Remote Code Execution… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.0
  • TI-2018-13212 The Portable Document Format (PDF) specification does not provide any information… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
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Sources

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