CVE catalog

CVE-2026-33929

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Apache PDFBox Examples. This issue affects the ExtractEmbeddedFiles example in Apache PDFBox: from 2.0

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Severity: Medium · CVSS 6.6CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Published: Apr 14, 2026, 8:09:39 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.71% · Oct 25, 2026

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Apache PDFBox Examples. This issue affects the ExtractEmbeddedFiles example in Apache PDFBox: from 2.0.24 through 2.0.36, from 3.0.0 through 3.0.7. Users are recommended to update to version 2.0.37 or 3.0.8 once available. Until then, they should apply the fix provided in GitHub PR 427. The ExtractEmbeddedFiles example contained a path traversal vulnerability (CWE-22) mentioned in CVE-2026-23907. However the change in the releases 2.0.36 and 3.0.7 is flawed because it doesn't consider the file path separator. Because of that, a user having writing rights on /home/ABC could be victim to a malicious PDF resulting in a write attempt to any path starting with /home/ABC, e.g. "/home/ABCDEF". Users who have copied this example into their production code should apply the mentioned change. The example has been changed accordingly and is available in the project repository.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	libpdfbox-java	sid	`1:1.8.17-1`	vulnerable
Debian	libpdfbox-java	forky	`1:1.8.17-1`	vulnerable
Debian	libpdfbox-java	trixie	`1:1.8.16-5`	vulnerable
Debian	libpdfbox-java	bookworm	`1:1.8.16-2`	vulnerable
Debian	libpdfbox2-java	sid	`2.0.29-1`	vulnerable
Debian	libpdfbox2-java	forky	`2.0.29-1`	vulnerable
Debian	libpdfbox2-java	trixie	`2.0.29-1`	vulnerable
Debian	libpdfbox2-java	bookworm	`2.0.27-2`	vulnerable
Cpe	libpdfbox-java	Not reported	Not reported	vulnerable
Cpe	libpdfbox2-java	Not reported	Not reported	vulnerable
Cpe	pdfbox	Not reported	`2.0.37`	fixed
Cpe	pdfbox	Not reported	`3.0.8`	fixed
Suse	apache-pdfbox	linux enterprise server 16.0	`2.0.36-160000.1.1`	fixed
Suse	apache-pdfbox	linux enterprise server for sap applications 16.0	`2.0.36-160000.1.1`	fixed
Opensuse	apache-pdfbox	leap 16.0	`2.0.36-160000.1.1`	fixed
Opensuse	apache-pdfbox	tumbleweed	`2.0.36-1.1`	fixed
Cpe	pdfbox	Not reported	`3.0.8`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	libpdfbox-java	source	sid	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	libpdfbox-java	source	forky	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	libpdfbox-java	source	trixie	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	libpdfbox-java	source	bookworm	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	libpdfbox2-java	source	sid	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	libpdfbox2-java	source	forky	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	libpdfbox2-java	source	trixie	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	libpdfbox2-java	source	bookworm	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Cpe	pdfbox	cpe	Not reported	`2.0.37`	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Cpe	pdfbox	cpe	Not reported	`3.0.8`	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Suse	apache-pdfbox	rpm	linux enterprise server 16.0	`2.0.36-160000.1.1`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2026:22088-1	Not reported
Suse	apache-pdfbox	rpm	linux enterprise server for sap applications 16.0	`2.0.36-160000.1.1`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2026:22088-1	Not reported
Opensuse	apache-pdfbox	rpm	leap 16.0	`2.0.36-160000.1.1`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20923-1	Not reported
Opensuse	apache-pdfbox	rpm	tumbleweed	`2.0.36-1.1`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2026:10550-1	Not reported
Cpe	pdfbox	cpe	Not reported	`3.0.8`	Not reported	NVD-CVE-2026-33929	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[libfontbox2-java]Affected
Source package: [libpdfbox2-java]
Details (2)
- 2.0.27-2 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · libpdfbox2-java · debian · bookworm; nvd · libpdfbox2-java · debian · 12
- 2.0.27-2 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · libpdfbox2-java · debian · bookworm; nvd · libpdfbox2-java · debian · 12
[libfontbox-java]Affected
Source package: [libpdfbox-java]
Details (2)
- 1:1.8.16-2 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm; nvd · libpdfbox-java · debian · 12
- 1:1.8.16-2 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm; nvd · libpdfbox-java · debian · 12
[libfontbox-java-doc]Affected
Source package: [libpdfbox-java]
Details (2)
- 1:1.8.16-2 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm; nvd · libpdfbox-java · debian · 12
- 1:1.8.16-2 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm; nvd · libpdfbox-java · debian · 12
[libjempbox-java]Affected
Source package: [libpdfbox-java]
Details (2)
- 1:1.8.16-2 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm; nvd · libpdfbox-java · debian · 12
- 1:1.8.16-2 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm; nvd · libpdfbox-java · debian · 12
[libjempbox-java-doc]Affected
Source package: [libpdfbox-java]
Details (2)
- 1:1.8.16-2 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm; nvd · libpdfbox-java · debian · 12
- 1:1.8.16-2 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm; nvd · libpdfbox-java · debian · 12
[libpdfbox2-java]Affected
Details (2)
- 2.0.27-2 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · libpdfbox2-java · debian · bookworm; nvd · libpdfbox2-java · debian · 12
- 2.0.27-2 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · libpdfbox2-java · debian · bookworm; nvd · libpdfbox2-java · debian · 12
[libpdfbox-java]Affected
Details (2)
- 1:1.8.16-2 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm; nvd · libpdfbox-java · debian · 12
- 1:1.8.16-2 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm; nvd · libpdfbox-java · debian · 12
[libpdfbox-java-doc]Affected
Source package: [libpdfbox-java]
Details (2)
- 1:1.8.16-2 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm; nvd · libpdfbox-java · debian · 12
- 1:1.8.16-2 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · libpdfbox-java · debian · bookworm; nvd · libpdfbox-java · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[libfontbox2-java]Affected
Source package: [libpdfbox2-java]
Details (2)
- 2.0.29-1 · all · trixie
  Affected
  nvd · libpdfbox2-java · debian · 13
- 2.0.29-1 · all · trixie
  Affected
  nvd · libpdfbox2-java · debian · 13
[libfontbox-java]Affected
Source package: [libpdfbox-java]
Details (2)
- 1:1.8.16-5 · all · trixie
  Affected
  nvd · libpdfbox-java · debian · 13
- 1:1.8.16-5 · all · trixie
  Affected
  nvd · libpdfbox-java · debian · 13
[libjempbox-java]Affected
Source package: [libpdfbox-java]
Details (2)
- 1:1.8.16-5 · all · trixie
  Affected
  nvd · libpdfbox-java · debian · 13
- 1:1.8.16-5 · all · trixie
  Affected
  nvd · libpdfbox-java · debian · 13
[libpdfbox2-java]Affected
Details (2)
- 2.0.29-1 · all · trixie
  Affected
  nvd · libpdfbox2-java · debian · 13
- 2.0.29-1 · all · trixie
  Affected
  nvd · libpdfbox2-java · debian · 13
[libpdfbox-java]Affected
Details (2)
- 1:1.8.16-5 · all · trixie
  Affected
  nvd · libpdfbox-java · debian · 13
- 1:1.8.16-5 · all · trixie
  Affected
  nvd · libpdfbox-java · debian · 13

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

[apache-pdfbox-javadoc]Unknown
Source package: [apache-pdfbox]
Details (1)
- 2.0.36-1.4 · noarch · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 2.0.36-1.1
  Version impact unknown
  nvd · apache-pdfbox · opensuse · tumbleweed
[apache-pdfbox]Fixed
Source package: [apache-pdfbox]
Details (1)
- 2.0.36-1.4 · noarch · tumbleweed
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.0.36-1.1
  nvd · apache-pdfbox · opensuse · tumbleweed

Observed: Oct 26, 2026, 10:27:47 PM UTC

References

[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [National Vulnerability Database (NVD)] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]