What is CVE-2026-42597?

CVE-2026-42597 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gotenberg, classified under External Control of File Name or Path. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2026-05-14.

How severe is CVE-2026-42597?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

SSRF in Gotenberg

CVE-2026-42597

Gotenberg is a Docker-powered stateless API for PDF files. Prior to 8.32.0, the /forms/chromium/convert/url and /forms/chromium/screenshot/url routes accept url=file:///tmp/... from anonymous callers. The default Chromium deny-list intenti…

EPSS: 0.000 (13.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Gotenberg — versions < 8.32.0
Thecodingmachine Gotenberg

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-73 — External Control of File Name or Path
CWE-918 — Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-42597?: CVE-2026-42597 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gotenberg, classified under External Control of File Name or Path. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2026-05-14.
How severe is CVE-2026-42597?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.