CVE-2026-114609

fpdf2 implicitly loads external URLs and local image paths when rendering attacker-controlled content

Published Oct 22, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-rw7v-4hrq-x6r9 fpdf2 implicitly loads external URLs and local image paths when rendering attacker-controlled content
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Py-pdf
Py-pdf fpdf2
Vendors & Products Py-pdf
Py-pdf fpdf2
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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.
Title fpdf2 implicitly loads external URLs and local image paths when rendering attacker-controlled content
Weaknesses CWE-918
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Oct 29, 2026, 2:19 AM
Reserved
Oct 21, 2026, 8:34 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Oct 22, 2026, 6:17 PM
Modified
Oct 29, 2026, 4:18 AM