Gotenberg: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg/v8
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Gotenberg is a Docker-powered stateless API for PDF files. Prior to 8.32.0, the LibreOffice conversion endpoint (/forms/libreoffice/convert) passes uploaded documents directly to LibreOffice without inspecting their content. LibreOffice then fetches any embedded external URLs on its own, completely bypassing the SSRF filters. This vulnerability is fixed in 8.32.0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 | before 8.32.0 | 8.32.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg/v8 (Go) | up to 8.31.0 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-rm4c-xj6x-49mw |
- gotenberg Vendorgotenberg Affected before 8.32.0 Fixed in 8.32.0 Patch available CNA
- github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg/v8 (Go) Vendor— Affected up to 8.31.0 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-rm4c-xj6x-49mw
Remediation
- Fix · CNA gotenberg (gotenberg) Fixed in 8.32.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-42591
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rm4c-xj6x-49mw
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-2026-27588 Gotenberg has a ReDoS via extraHttpHeaders scope feature CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-30875 Gotenberg: Server-Side Request Forgery via Chromium URL Endpoint with Redirect-Based Deny-List Bypass CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2026-30870 Gotenberg: ExifTool group-prefix syntax bypasses dangerous-tag blocklist CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
Sources
- CVE-2026-42591 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-42591 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rm4c-xj6x-49mw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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