What is CVE-2026-42590?

CVE-2026-42590 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gotenberg, classified under Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2026-05-14.

How severe is CVE-2026-42590?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Gotenberg

CVE-2026-42590

Gotenberg is a Docker-powered stateless API for PDF files. Prior to 8.30.0, The ExifTool metadata write blocklist in Gotenberg can be bypassed using ExifTool's group-prefix syntax, enabling arbitrary file rename, move, hardlink, and symlin…

EPSS: 0.001 (21.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L.

Affected products

Gotenberg — versions < 8.30.0
Thecodingmachine Gotenberg

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-184 — Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-42590?: CVE-2026-42590 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gotenberg, classified under Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2026-05-14.
How severe is CVE-2026-42590?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.