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TI-2025-13172 Aliases CVE-2025-14421GHSA-5996-2c9g-6wcj

Out-of-bounds read in pdfforge PDF Architect

Priority LOW 24CWE-125Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

pdfforge PDF Architect PDF File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information 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 PDF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-27915.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00179 7th 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
Partial

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-2025-14421
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5996-2c9g-6wcj

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2025-13171 Path traversal in pdfforge PDF Architect CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • 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
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Sources

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