SUSE pdfbox · Security update for apache-pdfbox
Affects SUSE pdfboxSource GCVE Database
Mentioned vulnerabilities
Public exploit available · CVSS 4.8 Medium : upgrade SUSE pdfbox to 2.0.36 as a priority.
Data as of 31 Oct 2026, 20:20 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 8% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 2.0.36
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:PExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 1 Mar 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
Upgrade org.apache.pdfbox/pdfbox to 2.0.36.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Mavenorg.apache.pdfbox/pdfboxpkg:maven/org.apache.pdfbox/pdfboxOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Upgrade Apache PDFBox to version 2.0.36 or later, which contains the official fix for CVE-2026-33929. Applying this update will remediate the path traversal vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Description
A security update for Apache PDFBox addresses a path traversal vulnerability in the ExtractEmbeddedFiles example code that could allow arbitrary file writes. This issue is tracked as CVE-2026-33929 and fixed in version 2.0.36. The update also includes numerous other bug fixes and improvements unrelated to security. No known exploits are reported in the wild for this vulnerability.
References
- suse.com/support/security/rating/ (opens in a new tab)
- ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2026_20923-1.json (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.suse.com/1262046 (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-3392/ (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33929/ (opens in a new tab)