veraPDF veraPDF-validation up to 1.30.1/1.31.70 DocumentBuilderFactory xml external entity reference

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A vulnerability was found in veraPDF veraPDF-validation up to 1.30.1/1.31.70. It has been rated as critical. This impacts the function PDFAValidator.validate/GFPDAcroForm.getdynamicRender of the component DocumentBuilderFactory. Performing a manipulation results in xml external entity reference. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-54082. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in veraPDF veraPDF-validation up to 1.30.1/1.31.70. This affects the function PDFAValidator.validate/GFPDAcroForm.getdynamicRender of the component DocumentBuilderFactory. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a xml external entity reference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-611. The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

veraPDF validation model is an implementation of the veraPDF validation model. From 1.25.73 until 1.30.2 and 1.31.71, veraPDF-validation contains an XML External Entity vulnerability in PDFAValidator.validate(...) and GFPDAcroForm.getdynamicRender(), where default DocumentBuilderFactory parsing of rich-text annotation or form-field values and XFA configurations in untrusted PDFs can allow local file disclosure and outbound network requests. This issue is fixed in versions 1.30.2 and 1.31.71.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-54082 since 06/11/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 1.30.2 or 1.31.71 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Vendor

• veraPDF

Name

• veraPDF-validation

Version

• 1.30.0
• 1.30.1
• 1.31.0
• 1.31.1
• 1.31.2
• 1.31.3
• 1.31.4
• 1.31.5
• 1.31.6
• 1.31.7
• 1.31.8
• 1.31.9
• 1.31.10
• 1.31.11
• 1.31.12
• 1.31.13
• 1.31.14
• 1.31.15
• 1.31.16
• 1.31.17
• 1.31.18
• 1.31.19
• 1.31.20
• 1.31.21
• 1.31.22
• 1.31.23
• 1.31.24
• 1.31.25
• 1.31.26
• 1.31.27
• 1.31.28
• 1.31.29
• 1.31.30
• 1.31.31
• 1.31.32
• 1.31.33
• 1.31.34
• 1.31.35
• 1.31.36
• 1.31.37
• 1.31.38
• 1.31.39
• 1.31.40
• 1.31.41
• 1.31.42
• 1.31.43
• 1.31.44
• 1.31.45
• 1.31.46
• 1.31.47
• 1.31.48
• 1.31.49
• 1.31.50
• 1.31.51
• 1.31.52
• 1.31.53
• 1.31.54
• 1.31.55
• 1.31.56
• 1.31.57
• 1.31.58
• 1.31.59
• 1.31.60
• 1.31.61
• 1.31.62
• 1.31.63
• 1.31.64
• 1.31.65
• 1.31.66
• 1.31.67
• 1.31.68
• 1.31.69
• 1.31.70

Website

• Product: https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-validation/

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