CVE-2026-27625 (GCVE-0-2026-27625)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-20 08:44 – Updated: 2026-03-20 15:37
VLAI?
Title
Stirling-PDF Zip Slip: Arbitrary File Write via Path Traversal in Markdown-to-PDF ZIP Extraction
Summary
Stirling-PDF is a locally hosted web application that performs various operations on PDF files. In versions prior to 2.5.2, the /api/v1/convert/markdown/pdf endpoint extracts user-supplied ZIP entries without path checks. Any authenticated user can write files outside the intended temporary working directory, leading to arbitrary file write with the privileges of the Stirling-PDF process user (stirlingpdfuser). This can overwrite writable files and compromise data integrity, with further impact depending on writable paths. The issue was fixed in version 2.5.2.
Severity ?
8.1 (High)
CWE
Assigner
References
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
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| Stirling-Tools | Stirling-PDF |
Affected:
< 2.5.2
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Nomenclature
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