Medium severity · published Oct 22, 2026
CVE-2026-114609
fpdf2 implicitly loads external URLs and local image paths when rendering attacker-controlled content
New
5.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
fpdf2 is a PDF creation library for Python. Prior to 2.8.8, fpdf2's shared image loader automatically dereferences attacker-controlled HTTP(S) URLs and raw local paths supplied through FPDF.image(), FPDF.write_html() HTML <img src> values, SVG <image href> or xlink:href values, and template image fields. This can cause outbound requests to attacker-selected internal or external services and local file open attempts, although local content is exposed only when it is a valid supported image or SVG resource. file:// URLs are not specially handled, so the local-path case requires a raw filesystem path. This issue is fixed in version 2.8.8.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 17% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FP
fpdf2 · py-pdf
< 2.8.8 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114609
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-114609
github.com
https://github.com/py-pdf/fpdf2/commit/0d27190a8c907e02ebe9cd881471a14d0622b432
github.com
https://github.com/py-pdf/fpdf2/commit/6e23f610b7946e96e9a5dd0535dcbfbe7ac1397d
github.com
https://github.com/py-pdf/fpdf2/pull/1824
github.com
https://github.com/py-pdf/fpdf2/pull/1857
github.com
https://github.com/py-pdf/fpdf2/releases/tag/2.8.8
github.com
https://github.com/py-pdf/fpdf2/security/advisories/GHSA-rw7v-4hrq-x6r9
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