9.8

CVE-2026-42589

Exploit

Gotenberg: Unauthenticated RCE via ExifTool Metadata Key Injection

Gotenberg is a Docker-powered stateless API for PDF files. Prior to 8.31.0, Gotenberg's /forms/pdfengines/metadata/write HTTP endpoint accepts a JSON metadata object and passes its keys directly to ExifTool via the go-exiftool library. No validation is performed on key characters. A \n embedded in a JSON key splits the ExifTool stdin stream into a new argument line, allowing an attacker to inject arbitrary ExifTool flags — including -if, which evaluates Perl expressions. This achieves unauthenticated OS command execution in a single HTTP request. The response is HTTP 200 with a valid PDF, making the attack transparent to basic monitoring. This vulnerability is fixed in 8.31.0.
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Thecodingmachine ≫ Gotenberg Version < 8.31.0
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EPSS Metriken
Typ Quelle Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 2.95% 0.854
CVSS Metriken
Quelle Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector String
security-advisories@github.com 9.8 3.9 5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.

https://github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg/security/advisories/GHSA-rqgh-gxv4-6657
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