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2 vulnerabilities found for PyMuPDF by Artifex Software Inc. *PyMuPDF*
CVE-2026-3029 (GCVE-0-2026-3029)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2026-03-19 15:53 – Updated: 2026-06-30 12:08
VLAI
Title
CVE-2026-3029
Summary
A path traversal and arbitrary file write vulnerability exist in the embedded get function in '_main_.py' in PyMuPDF version, 1.26.5.
Severity
7.5 (High)
8.2 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
6 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://github.com/pymupdf/PyMuPDF | |
| http://github.com/pymupdf/PyMuPDF/commit/603cafe3… | |
| https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/504749 | |
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Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artifex Software Inc. *PyMuPDF* | PyMuPDF |
Affected:
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(custom)
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cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux_ai:3 |
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CVE-2026-3029 (GCVE-0-2026-3029)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-19 15:53 – Updated: 2026-06-30 12:08
VLAI
Title
CVE-2026-3029
Summary
A path traversal and arbitrary file write vulnerability exist in the embedded get function in '_main_.py' in PyMuPDF version, 1.26.5.
Severity
7.5 (High)
8.2 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
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| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://github.com/pymupdf/PyMuPDF | |
| http://github.com/pymupdf/PyMuPDF/commit/603cafe3… | |
| https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/504749 | |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Artifex Software Inc. *PyMuPDF* | PyMuPDF |
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