CVE-2026-114491
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
pdfmake 0.3.8 before 0.3.12 fails to apply the setLocalAccessPolicy() restriction to images referenced inside SVG content, allowing attackers to read blocked local files. Attackers supplying a document definition can add an SVG image href pointing to a local path, embedding restricted file contents in the generated PDF.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.9
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-21 18:17:27.790000
Last modified
2026-10-28 18:17:11.393000
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"id": "CVE-2026-114491",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-10-21T18:17:27.790",
"lastModified": "2026-10-28T18:17:11.393",
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}
],
"affected": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"affectedData": [
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"product": "pdfmake",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"collectionURL": "https://www.npmjs.com",
"repo": "https://github.com/bpampuch/pdfmake",
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"references": [
{
"url": "https://github.com/bpampuch/pdfmake/blob/0.3.11/src/Renderer.js#L350-L372",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/bpampuch/pdfmake/commit/4ad4cbf2713568304dd4cbc3090bfb912a78dfdd",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/bpampuch/pdfmake/releases/tag/0.3.12",
"source": "[email protected]"
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"source": "[email protected]"
}
]
}