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CVE-2026-23907

This issue affects the ExtractEmbeddedFiles example in Apache PDFBox: from 2.0.24 through 2.0.35, from 3.0.0 through 3

This issue affects the ExtractEmbeddedFiles example in Apache PDFBox: from 2.0.24 through 2.0.35, from 3.0.0 through 3.0.6. The ExtractEmbeddedFiles example contains a path traversal vulnerability (CWE-22) because the filename that is obtained from PDComplexFileSpecification.getFilename() is appended to the extraction path. Users who have copied this example into their production code should review it to ensure that the extraction path is acceptable.

The example has been changed accordingly, now the initial path and the extraction paths are converted into canonical paths and it is verified that extraction path contains the initial path. The documentation has also been adjusted.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3 EPSS 0.00047
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  • SSVC automatable: yes - attacks can be scripted at scale
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
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Affected Products & Versions

2
apache pdfbox>= 2.0.24 and <= 2.0.35
apache pdfbox>= 3.0.0 and <= 3.0.7
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Maven org.apache.pdfbox:pdfbox-examples MODERATE fixed in 3.0.7
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Scoring & Timeline

5.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · security@apache.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD10 Mar 2026 · 06:18 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
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Vendor Advisories

1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2026:10550-1
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://github.com/JoakimBulow/Not Applicable
https://lists.apache.org/thread/gyfq5tcrxfv7rx0z2yyx4hb3h53ndffwMailing ListVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/10/1Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
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