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CVE-2026-85618

ConvertX 0.17.0 Arbitrary File Read via LaTeX Input Directives

7.1 High

ConvertX 0.17.0 contains an arbitrary file read vulnerability in the xelatex converter that allows authenticated users to read files by uploading LaTeX files with input directives. Attackers can upload .tex files containing \input{path} or \verbatiminput{path} directives to have the TeX engine read arbitrary files accessible to the server process and include them in downloadable PDF output.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.48%Up 0.1 points since Sep 5, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.1

ConvertX 0.17.0 Arbitrary File Read via LaTeX Input Directives

ConvertX 0.17.0 contains an arbitrary file read vulnerability in the xelatex converter that allows authenticated users to read files by uploading LaTeX files with input directives. Attackers can upload .tex files containing \input{path} or \verbatiminput{path} directives to have the TeX engine read arbitrary files accessible to the server process and include them in downloadable PDF output.

Record
CVE-2026-85618
CVSS 4.0
7.1 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-71225 7.1

ConvertX 0.17.0 contains an arbitrary file read vulnerability in the xelatex converter that allows authenticated users to read files by uploading LaTeX files with input directives. Attackers can upload .tex files containing \input{path} or \verbatiminput{path} directives to have the TeX engine read arbitrary files accessible to the server process and include them in downloadable PDF output.

Record
EUVD-2026-71225
CVSS 4.0
7.1 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g238-2mw5-49xx 7.1

ConvertX 0.17.0 contains an arbitrary file read vulnerability in the xelatex converter that...

ConvertX 0.17.0 contains an arbitrary file read vulnerability in the xelatex converter that allows authenticated users to read files by uploading LaTeX files with input directives. Attackers can upload .tex files containing \input{path} or \verbatiminput{path} directives to have the TeX engine read arbitrary files accessible to the server process and include them in downloadable PDF output.

Record
GHSA-g238-2mw5-49xx
CVSS 4.0
7.1 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/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 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 7.1

ConvertX 0.17.0 contains an arbitrary file read vulnerability in the xelatex converter that allows authenticated users to read files by uploading LaTeX files with input directives. Attackers can upload .tex files containing \input{path} or \verbatiminput{path} directives to have the TeX engine read arbitrary files accessible to the server process and include them in downloadable PDF output.

Record
CVE-2026-85618
CVSS 4.0
7.1 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/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 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.1

ConvertX 0.17.0 Arbitrary File Read via LaTeX Input Directives

ConvertX 0.17.0 contains an arbitrary file read vulnerability in the xelatex converter that allows authenticated users to read files by uploading LaTeX files with input directives. Attackers can upload .tex files containing \input{path} or \verbatiminput{path} directives to have the TeX engine read arbitrary files accessible to the server process and include them in downloadable PDF output.

Record
CVE-2026-85618
CVSS 4.0
7.1 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-85618 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in C4illin Convertx, published September 4, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.48%, the 41st percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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