parallax jsPDF up to 4.0.x Acroform escape output

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in parallax jsPDF up to 4.0.x. The affected element is the function AcroformChoiceField.addOption/AcroformChoiceField.setOptions/AcroFormCheckBox.appearanceState/AcroFormRadioButton.appearanceState of the component Acroform Module. The manipulation results in escape output. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-24737. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in parallax jsPDF up to 4.0.x. Affected is the function AcroformChoiceField.addOption/AcroformChoiceField.setOptions/AcroFormCheckBox.appearanceState/AcroFormRadioButton.appearanceState of the component Acroform Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a escape output vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-116. The product prepares a structured message for communication with another component, but encoding or escaping of the data is either missing or done incorrectly. As a result, the intended structure of the message is not preserved. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

jsPDF is a library to generate PDFs in JavaScript. Prior to 4.1.0, user control of properties and methods of the Acroform module allows users to inject arbitrary PDF objects, such as JavaScript actions. If given the possibility to pass unsanitized input to one of the following methods or properties, a user can inject arbitrary PDF objects, such as JavaScript actions, which are executed when the victim opens the document. The vulnerable API members are AcroformChoiceField.addOption, AcroformChoiceField.setOptions, AcroFormCheckBox.appearanceState, and AcroFormRadioButton.appearanceState. The vulnerability has been fixed in [email protected].

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-24737 since 01/26/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 4.1.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying the patch da291a5f01b96282545c9391996702cdb8879f79 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-0553). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • HCL BigFix

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Escape output
CWE: CWE-116 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: jsPDF 4.1.0
Patch: da291a5f01b96282545c9391996702cdb8879f79

Timelineinfo

01/26/2026 CVE reserved
02/03/2026 +8 days Advisory disclosed
02/03/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/12/2026 +37 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-pqxr-3g65-p328
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-24737 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-24737
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-343866
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-0553 - HCL BigFix: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 02/03/2026 07:59
Updated: 03/12/2026 14:17
Changes: 02/03/2026 07:59 (68), 02/18/2026 18:01 (1), 03/02/2026 23:15 (7), 03/12/2026 14:17 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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