Markup injection in SumatraPDF notifications runs local programs
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Active
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
SumatraPDF 3.6.1 and earlier interpolates untrusted document paths and PDF link targets into notification text that is parsed as trusted tip markup, a code injection flaw (CWE-94). When a user clicks an injected link, the application runs an attacker-selected local program in the user's context. The attack requires active user interaction, namely a click on the injected link.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
SumatraPDF is a multi-format reader for Windows. In 3.6.1 and earlier, untrusted document paths and PDF link targets are interpolated into notification text that ParseTip() interprets as trusted tip markup. When a user clicks an injected link, ExecuteTipLink() dispatches its CmdExec command and can execute an attacker-selected local program in the user's context. No broader impact is claimed beyond the advisory-supported conditions. No fixed version is available as of this review.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sumatrapdfreader | sumatrapdf | up to 3.6.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- sumatrapdf Vendorsumatrapdfreader Affected up to 3.6.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | sumatrapdfreader |
- cpe:2.3:a:sumatrapdfreader:sumatrapdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·sumatrapdfreader
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for SumatraPDF.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-09 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-107732
- 2026-10-10 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-13 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More sumatrapdfreader vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-18936 SumatraPDF has an Untrusted Search Path in sumatrapdf/src/AppTools.cpp CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2025-35489 A null pointer dereference vulnerability was discovered in SumatraPDF 3.5.2 during the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
- TI-2012-04514 SumatraPDF 2.1.1/MuPDF 1.0 allows remote attackers to cause an Integer Overflow in the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2026-69819 Argument injection in SumatraPDF selection translation on Windows CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-69814 SumatraPDF: SyncTeX Argument Injection in Inverse Search Enables Arbitrary Command Execution via External Editors CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-69813 Null pointer dereference in SumatraPDF CmdExec crashes the reader CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
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