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CVE-2024-9752VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2024-9752: Tungsten Automation Power PDF · Out-of-bounds Read

Affects Tungsten Automation Power PDFSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 3.3 Low.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.0 base score
3.3Low
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 16% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 22 Nov 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Tungsten Automation Power PDFAffected
  • =5.0.0.10.0.23307
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Organizations should implement the following specific mitigations: 1) Monitor for and apply official patches or updates from Tungsten Automation as soon as they become available to address this vulnerability. 2) Restrict or block the opening of untrusted or unsolicited JPG files within Power PDF, especially those received via email or downloaded from the internet. 3) Employ endpoint security solutions capable of detecting and preventing exploitation attempts involving malformed JPG files. 4) Educate users on the risks of opening files from unknown or suspicious sources to reduce the likelihood of user interaction exploitation. 5) Use application whitelisting or sandboxing techniques to isolate Power PDF processes and limit the impact of potential exploitation. 6) Implement network-level protections such as web filtering to block access to malicious sites hosting exploit files. 7) Conduct regular security assessments and vulnerability scans to identify and remediate outdated software versions in use. These measures go beyond generic advice by focusing on controlling file handling, user behavior, and layered defenses specific to this vulnerability’s attack vector.

Description

Tungsten Automation Power PDF JPG File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Tungsten Automation Power PDF. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of JPG files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-24469.

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