jsPDF has Local File Inclusion/Path Traversal vulnerability
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2025-68428 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | GitHub_M |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-01-05 22:15:51 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-07-20 12:17:48 UTC |
| Description | jsPDF is a library to generate PDFs in JavaScript. Prior to version 4.0.0, user control of the first argument of the loadFile method in the node.js build allows local file inclusion/path traversal. If given the possibility to pass unsanitized paths to the loadFile method, a user can retrieve file contents of arbitrary files in the local file system the node process is running in. The file contents are included verbatim in the generated PDFs. Other affected methods are `addImage`, `html`, and `addFont`. Only the node.js builds of the library are affected, namely the `dist/jspdf.node.js` and `dist/jspdf.node.min.js` files. The vulnerability has been fixed in [email protected]. This version restricts file system access per default. This semver-major update does not introduce other breaking changes. Some workarounds areavailable. With recent node versions, jsPDF recommends using the `--permission` flag in production. The feature was introduced experimentally in v20.0.0 and is stable since v22.13.0/v23.5.0/v24.0.0. For older node versions, sanitize user-provided paths before passing them to jsPDF. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v4.0 9.2 CRITICAL from [email protected]
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/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
EPSS: 0.020580000 probability, percentile 0.792070000 (date 2026-07-20)
Problem Types: CWE-35 | CWE-73 | CWE-22 | CWE-35 CWE-35: Path Traversal: '.../...//' | CWE-73 CWE-73: External Control of File Name or Path | CWE-73 External Control of File Name or Path
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | [email protected] | Secondary | 9.2 | CRITICAL | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C... |
| 4.0 | CNA | DECLARED | 9.2 | CRITICAL | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N |
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| 3.1 | ADP | CVSS | 8.6 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| 3.1 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | Secondary | 8.6 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N |
CVSS v4.0 Breakdown
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/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
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Parallax | JsPDF | affected < 4.0.0 | Not specified |
| ADP | Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4.8 | unaffected 1769615659 * rpm | Not specified |
| ADP | Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4.9 | unaffected 1770074713 * rpm | Not specified |
| ADP | Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4.9 | unaffected 1770250889 * rpm | Not specified |
| ADP | Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4 | Not specified | Not specified |
| ADP | Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4 | Not specified | Not specified |
| ADP | Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4 | Not specified | Not specified |
| ADP | Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4 | Not specified | Not specified |
| ADP | Red Hat | Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4 | Not specified | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-68428.json | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | security.access.redhat.com | |
| bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:1517 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2568 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68428 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2350 | 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c | access.redhat.com | |
| github.com/parallax/jsPDF/releases/tag/v4.0.0 | [email protected] | github.com | Product, Release Notes |
| github.com/parallax/jsPDF/security/advisories/GHSA-f8cm-6447-x5h2 | [email protected] | github.com | Third Party Advisory |
| github.com/parallax/jsPDF/commit/a688c8f479929b24a6543b1fa2d6364abb03066d | [email protected] | github.com | Patch |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Additional Advisory Data
| Source | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| ADP | 2026-01-05T22:01:15.703Z | Reported to Red Hat. |
| ADP | 2026-01-05T21:43:55.169Z | Made public. |
Solutions
ADP: RHSA-2026:1517: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4.8
ADP: RHSA-2026:2350: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4.9
ADP: RHSA-2026:2568: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4.9
Workarounds
ADP: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.