What is CVE-2026-17431?

CVE-2026-17431 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mithaldu Pdf::webkit, classified under External Control of File Name or Path. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-08-13.

How severe is CVE-2026-17431?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

RCE in Mithaldu Pdf::webkit

CVE-2026-17431

PDF::WebKit versions through 1.2 for Perl allow OS command injection via a 2-arg open() of the output path in to_pdf and of stylesheet paths in _style_tag_for. to_pdf reads the generated PDF back from its path argument, and _style_tag_for…

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Mithaldu Pdf::webkit — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-73 — External Control of File Name or Path
CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e (issue-tracking)
9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e (patch)
9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e
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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-17431?: CVE-2026-17431 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mithaldu Pdf::webkit, classified under External Control of File Name or Path. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-08-13.
How severe is CVE-2026-17431?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.