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CVE-2026-85714

Status: Awaiting AnalysisCritical (9.1)—
Severity9.1Critical · CVSS 3.1
Exploitation probability0.63 %higher than 49% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

Stirling-PDF is a locally hosted web application that facilitates various operations on PDF files. Prior to 2.13.2, an authenticated administrator using the default H2 database and security mode can upload a crafted SQL file to POST /api/v1/database/import-database. DatabaseService.validateSqlContent() splits normalized input on semicolons and accepts a statement when it contains any allowed keyword, allowing dangerous H2 functions such as FILE_READ and CSVWRITE, plus CREATE ALIAS, to bypass the insufficient whitelist and execute side effects when RUNSCRIPT processes the file.

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This permits arbitrary file access. The demonstrated operating-system command execution chain writes attacker-controlled startup files to a user-site location and then triggers an application Python interpreter configured to load those startup files, resulting in command execution as the JVM service account. This issue is fixed in version 2.13.2.

CVSS

Base score
9.1
Version
3.1
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.63 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
49
Score date
10/20/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

Vector AV:N con PR:H y UI:N aplica T1210; el texto cita FILE_READ para acceso arbitrario a ficheros y ejecución de comandos mediante el intérprete Python de la aplicación.

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Privileged Account ManagementDisable or Remove Feature or ProgramVulnerability ScanningThreat Intelligence ProgramRestrict Web-Based ContentNetwork Segmentation

Affected technologies (1)

⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.

Stirlingpdf — Stirling-pdfAI

CWEs

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