Gotenberg has a ReDoS via extraHttpHeaders scope feature
Priority HIGH 79CWE-1333Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-1333.
Summary
Gotenberg is an API for converting document formats. In 8.29.1 and earlier, Gotenberg uses dlclark/regexp2 to compile user-supplied scope patterns without setting a proper timeout. Users with access to features using this logic can hang workers indefinitely.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00517 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg/v8 (Go): 8.30.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gotenberg | gotenberg | up to 8.29.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg/v8 (Go) | before 8.30.0 | 8.30.0 | Patch available | GHSA-fmwg-qcqh-m992 |
- gotenberg Vendorgotenberg Affected up to 8.29.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg/v8 (Go) Vendor— Affected before 8.30.0 Fixed in 8.30.0 Patch available GHSA-fmwg-qcqh-m992
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-fmwg-qcqh-m992 github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg/v8 (Go) Fixed in 8.30.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-35458
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fmwg-qcqh-m992
References
More Gotenberg vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-30869 Gotenberg: Unauthenticated RCE via ExifTool Metadata Key Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-29063 Gotenberg vulnerable to argument injection via newlines in ExifTool metadata values CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-30876 Gotenberg: Unauthenticated SSRF via default deny-list bypass in downloadFrom and webhook CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2026-30875 Gotenberg: Server-Side Request Forgery via Chromium URL Endpoint with Redirect-Based Deny-List Bypass CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2026-30871 Gotenberg: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg/v8 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2026-30870 Gotenberg: ExifTool group-prefix syntax bypasses dangerous-tag blocklist CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
Sources
- CVE-2026-35458 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-35458 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fmwg-qcqh-m992 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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