CVE•Published 2026-07-29•Modified 2026-07-30•0 articles on news•4 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-54078

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

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EPSS percentile

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Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-611Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Description

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 (XXE) vulnerability in validation-model/src/main/java/org/verapdf/gf/model/tools/DictionaryKeysHelper.java in getRichTextStringOrStreamEntryStringRepresentation(), where a crafted PDF containing a malicious rich-text /RC or /RV entry can cause external entity expansion and reflect local file contents into the validation report. This issue is fixed in versions 1.30.2 and 1.31.71.

Timeline

Published 2026-07-29

Modified 2026-07-30

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

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Shodan report

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Censys

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CVE-2026-54078