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CVE-2026-42589

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 8.77% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS · Published: 2026-05-14 · Last synced: 2026-06-09

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CVE
CVE-2026-42589
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
8.77%
Docker

Original NVD Description

Gotenberg is a Docker-powered stateless API for PDF files. Prior to 8.31.0, Gotenberg's /forms/pdfengines/metadata/write HTTP endpoint accepts a JSON metadata object and passes its keys directly to ExifTool via the go-exiftool library. No validation is performed on key characters. A \n embedded in a JSON key splits the ExifTool stdin stream into a new argument line, allowing an attacker to inject arbitrary ExifTool flags — including -if, which evaluates Perl expressions. This achieves unauthenticated OS command execution in a single HTTP request. The response is HTTP 200 with a valid PDF, making the attack transparent to basic monitoring. This vulnerability is fixed in 8.31.0.