Double Free in Podofo

CVE-2026-44348

PoDoFo is a C++17 PDF manipulation library. From 1.0.0 to before 1.0.4, a double-free vulnerability exists in compute_hash_to_sign() in src/podofo/private/OpenSSLInternal_Ripped.cpp. If EVP_DigestFinal fails after buf has already been freed, the Error label frees buf a second time, causing heap corruption. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.0.4.

Vulnerability class: Double Free

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (2.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 2nd percentile — 2.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-44348: held from 0.001 to 0.001.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Podofo — versions >= 1.0.0, < 1.0.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-44348?
CVE-2026-44348 is a low-severity vulnerability in Podofo, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 2.5/10. Published 2026-05-14.
How severe is CVE-2026-44348?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.5 out of 10.