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AIKIDO-2025-10959

PyMuPDF is vulnerable to Path Traversal

Path TraversalCVE-2026-3029 Published Dec 16, 2025

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Medium Risk

This Affects:

PYTHONPyMuPDF
1.26.5 - 1.26.6
Fixed in 1.26.7
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TL;DR

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Path Traversal because the embedded_get functionality does not properly sanitize the user-controlled path parameter. This allows an attacker to craft a path containing directory traversal sequences, potentially causing files to be written outside the intended working directory or to overwrite existing files. The issue is mitigated by introducing stricter path validation: by default, the command now refuses to write to an existing file or to any location outside the current directory. Writing outside these constraints is only possible when explicitly allowed via the -output option or the newly introduced -unsafe flag, making the security impact opt-in and explicit.

Who does this affect?

You are affected if you are using a version that falls within the vulnerable range.

Background info

PyMuPDF is vulnerable to Path Traversal in versions 1.26.5 - 1.26.6.

How to fix this

Upgrade the PyMuPDF library to the patch version.

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