CVE-2026-85618: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in C4illin ConvertX
ConvertX 0.17.0 contains an arbitrary file read vulnerability in the xelatex converter that allows authenticated users to read files by uploading LaTeX files with input directives. Attackers can upload .tex files containing \\input{path} or \\verbatiminput{path} directives to have the TeX engine read arbitrary files accessible to the server process and include them in downloadable PDF output.
CVE-2026-85618: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in C4illin ConvertX
Description
ConvertX 0.17.0 contains an arbitrary file read vulnerability in the xelatex converter that allows authenticated users to read files by uploading LaTeX files with input directives. Attackers can upload .tex files containing \\input{path} or \\verbatiminput{path} directives to have the TeX engine read arbitrary files accessible to the server process and include them in downloadable PDF output.
CVSS v4.0
Score 7.1high
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulnCheck
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-04T11:03:33.315Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a9adb41acd9273b49bef502
Added to database: 09/04/2026, 14:52:49 UTC
Last updated: 09/04/2026, 23:28:27 UTC
Views: 8
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