Description
xhtml2pdf before 0.2.19 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in pisa.startViewer() that allows attackers to execute commands by interpolating unescaped file names into os.system. Attackers can supply an input file whose name contains a double quote and shell metacharacters, which runs OS commands as the invoking user when the pisa tool is used with -s/--start-viewer.
Published: 2026-10-14
Score: 8.5 High
EPSS: 1.1% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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Description xhtml2pdf before 0.2.19 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in pisa.startViewer() that allows attackers to execute commands by interpolating unescaped file names into os.system. Attackers can supply an input file whose name contains a double quote and shell metacharacters, which runs OS commands as the invoking user when the pisa tool is used with -s/--start-viewer.
Title xhtml2pdf before 0.2.19 OS Command Injection via startViewer File Name
Weaknesses CWE-78
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-14T18:18:52.884Z

Reserved: 2026-10-14T13:07:34.081Z

Link: CVE-2026-110642

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-14T15:17:17.627

Modified: 2026-10-15T14:47:05.720

Link: CVE-2026-110642

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-10-14T14:17:12Z

Links: CVE-2026-110642 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-15T02:15:11Z

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