{"id":"CVE-2026-27625","aliases":["EUVD-2026-13638","GHSA-wccq-mg6x-2w22"],"status":"published","title":"Stirling-PDF Zip Slip: Arbitrary File Write via Path Traversal in Markdown-to-PDF ZIP Extraction","description":"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":{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.0048,"percentile":0.41906,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-22","CWE-23"],"published":"2026-03-20T08:44:24Z","modified":"2026-10-28T11:10:00Z","products":[{"vendor":"stirling","product":"stirling_pdf"},{"vendor":"stirling-tools","product":"stirling-pdf"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/security/advisories/GHSA-wccq-mg6x-2w22","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","Exploit","Vendor Advisory","advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/releases/tag/v2.5.2","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","Patch","Product","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/27xxx/CVE-2026-27625.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27625","tags":["advisory"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-27625","title":"Stirling-PDF Zip Slip: Arbitrary File Write via Path Traversal in Markdown-to-PDF ZIP Extraction","description":"Stirling-PDF is a locally hosted web application that performs various operations on PDF files. 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