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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-38970 · published 2 July 2026

CVE-2026-38970: pdfcpu through v0.11.1 contains an uncontrolled-recursion denial-of-service issue in pkg/pdfcpu/model/parse.go…

pdfcpu through v0.11.1 contains an uncontrolled-recursion denial-of-service issue in pkg/pdfcpu/model/parse.go. The parser descends recursively through nested PDF objects, including arrays, via ParseObjectContext() and parseArray() without enforcing a maximum nesting depth.

7.5 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.63% · top 51.9% CWE-674 · CWE-674 Deferred
7.5CVSS 3.1 base score
0.63%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
0Affected product versions listed by NVD
5References
21 Aug 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

pdfcpu through v0.11.1 contains an uncontrolled-recursion denial-of-service issue in pkg/pdfcpu/model/parse.go. The parser descends recursively through nested PDF objects, including arrays, via ParseObjectContext() and parseArray() without enforcing a maximum nesting depth.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/pdfcpu/pdfcpu
https://github.com/pdfcpu/pdfcpu/blob/a181c19acb322d6b93a1bbda9385a864a9ad6efe/pkg/pdfcpu/model/parse.go#L325-L366
https://github.com/pdfcpu/pdfcpu/blob/a181c19acb322d6b93a1bbda9385a864a9ad6efe/pkg/pdfcpu/model/parse.go#L942-L970
https://github.com/pdfcpu/pdfcpu/commit/9db810afb52b555ffcae955b32c0be3a73eb53d3
https://github.com/pdfcpu/pdfcpu/releases/tag/v0.12.0

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-38970), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.