CVE-2026-110642
xhtml2pdf before 0.2.19 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in pisa.startViewer() that allows attackers to execute commands by interpolating unescaped file names into os.system. Attackers can supply an input file whose name contains a double quote and shell metacharacters, which runs OS commands as the invoking user when the pisa tool is used with -s/--start-viewer.
Published:Oct 14, 2026
Last Modified:Oct 17, 2026
EPS:Oct 14, 2026
EPSS Score:0.01146
CVSS Score:7.8
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Xhtml2pdf
Product
Xhtml2pdf
Xhtml2pdf
Xhtml2pdf
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
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High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
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Integrity
None
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High
Availability
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High
