CVE-2026-92413: Artifex MuPDF · NULL Pointer Dereference
Affects Artifex MuPDFSource CVE Database V5
Public exploit available · CVSS 5.3 Medium.
Data as of 31 Oct 2026, 20:20 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 48% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:PExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 16 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: evidence found.
CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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), CVSS vector, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 31 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| ArtifexMuPDF | Affected
| Fixed in– |
CPE configurations (1)
cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mupdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
AI-suggested
A patch identified by commit 3df1e30f9d7b77260e13bd0dbe1928ddeba8386e is available and should be applied to resolve this vulnerability. No other mitigation or temporary workaround is indicated.
Description
A flaw has been found in Artifex MuPDF up to b6d17493700c621c0e70036980a6ebd06d2202c9. Affected by this vulnerability is the function pdf_open_filter of the file pdf-stream.c of the component PDF Xref Loading. Executing a manipulation can lead to null pointer dereference. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. This patch is called 3df1e30f9d7b77260e13bd0dbe1928ddeba8386e. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.
References
- vuldb.com/vuln/405593 (opens in a new tab)
- vuldb.com/vuln/405593/cti (opens in a new tab)
- vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-92413 (opens in a new tab)
- vuldb.com/submit/940975 (opens in a new tab)
- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709610 (opens in a new tab)
- bugs.ghostscript.com/attachment.cgi?id=28434 (opens in a new tab)
- cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/mupdf.git/commit/?id=3df1e30f9d7b77260e13bd0dbe1928ddeba8386e (opens in a new tab)
- artifex.com (opens in a new tab)