Gotenberg is a Docker-powered stateless API for PDF files. Prior to 8.31.0, Gotenberg only checks if the tag is exactly FileName, so System:FileName slips right through and ExifTool happily renames the file. This allows remote attackers to move, rename, and change permissions for arbitrary files. This vulnerability is fixed in 8.31.0.
Advisories
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GHSA-62p3-hvxx-fxg4 | Gotenberg has an ExifTool Dangerous Tag Blocklist Bypass via Group-Prefixed Tag Names that Allows Arbitrary File Rename and Move |
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| Description | Gotenberg is a Docker-powered stateless API for PDF files. Prior to 8.31.0, Gotenberg only checks if the tag is exactly FileName, so System:FileName slips right through and ExifTool happily renames the file. This allows remote attackers to move, rename, and change permissions for arbitrary files. This vulnerability is fixed in 8.31.0. | |
| Title | Gotenberg: ExifTool Dangerous Tag Blocklist Bypass via Group-Prefixed Tag Names Allows Arbitrary File Rename and Move | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-184 CWE-73 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-14T15:18:27.758Z
Reserved: 2026-04-15T16:37:22.766Z
Link: CVE-2026-40893
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Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-05-14T16:16:20.323
Modified: 2026-05-14T16:28:04.847
Link: CVE-2026-40893
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-05-14T17:30:15Z
Github GHSA