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veraPDF-parser CVE-2026-54080

| EUVDEUVD-2026-50371 MEDIUM
Improperly Controlled Sequential Memory Allocation (CWE-1325)
2026-07-29 GitHub_M GHSA-jrmc-qg6p-94fp
6.9
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: GitHub_M
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Vendor (GitHub_M) PRIMARY
6.9 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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7.5 HIGH

Network-reachable PDF processing with no auth needed; uncaught OutOfMemoryError terminates the JVM process entirely, warranting High rather than the provided Low availability impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (GitHub_M).

CVSS VectorVendor: GitHub_M

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
X

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Patch available
Jul 29, 2026 - 16:02 EUVD
Source Code Evidence Fetched
Jul 29, 2026 - 15:51 vuln.today
Analysis Generated
Jul 29, 2026 - 15:51 vuln.today

DescriptionCVE.org

veraPDF PDF parser is a PDF parser for veraPDF. Prior to 1.30.2 and 1.31.23, veraPDF-parser contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in veraPDF-parser/src/main/java/org/verapdf/pd/font/cmap/CMapParser.java and veraPDF-parser/src/main/java/org/verapdf/parser/postscript/PSOperator.java, where a crafted Type 0 font /Encoding or /ToUnicode CMap stream can execute unbounded PostScript array allocation or a zero-increment for loop and exhaust validator memory or CPU. This issue is fixed in versions 1.30.2 and 1.31.23.

AnalysisAI

Memory and CPU exhaustion in veraPDF-parser's embedded PostScript interpreter allows remote unauthenticated attackers to crash the PDF validator by submitting a single crafted PDF. All 1.30.x releases prior to 1.30.2 and all 1.31.x releases prior to 1.31.23 of the Maven artifact org.verapdf:parser are affected. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Submit crafted PDF with malicious CMap stream to veraPDF endpoint
Delivery
CMapParser processes Type 0 font /Encoding token
Exploit
Unrecognized PostScript token falls through to PSOperator
Execution
array or zero-increment for operator executes without bounds check
Persist
JVM OutOfMemoryError or CPU spin triggered
Impact
Validation worker process terminates

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation The target must be running an unpatched version of org.verapdf:parser (<=1.30.1 or >=1.31.1 and <=1.31.22) and must process a PDF that is supplied by or influenced by the attacker - such as a document intake API, a compliance pipeline processing emailed attachments, or a CI/CD PDF validation step accepting external files. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 4.0 base vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N) confirms fully unauthenticated, low-complexity remote exploitation requiring no user interaction, consistent with any network-accessible document processing endpoint. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker submits a minimally crafted PDF over HTTP to a veraPDF-backed document intake or compliance validation API, containing a Type 0 font whose /Encoding CMap stream carries the bare PostScript payload `2147483647 array`. When veraPDF processes the font, CMapParser dispatches the token to PSOperator, which attempts to allocate a 16 GB ArrayList, triggering an uncaught OutOfMemoryError that terminates the validation worker. …
Remediation Upgrade the Maven artifact org.verapdf:parser to version 1.30.2 (for consumers on the 1.30.x branch) or 1.31.23 (for consumers on the 1.31.x branch), as confirmed by the vendor in the GHSA advisory at https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-parser/security/advisories/GHSA-jrmc-qg6p-94fp. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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