CVE-2026-41580

Stirling-PDF: Reflected XSS through crafted PDF metadata fields (Title and Author)

Published Jul 15, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Stirling-PDF is a locally hosted web application that facilitates various operations on PDF files. Prior to 2.0.0, Stirling-PDF's /get-info-on-pdf endpoint rendered PDF Title and Author metadata fields without proper HTML encoding or sanitization, allowing a crafted PDF to execute attacker-controlled JavaScript in the browser of a user who views the resulting page. This issue is fixed in version 2.0.0.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Stirling
Stirling stirling Pdf
Vendors & Products Stirling
Stirling stirling Pdf
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Stirling-PDF is a locally hosted web application that facilitates various operations on PDF files. Prior to 2.0.0, Stirling-PDF's /get-info-on-pdf endpoint rendered PDF Title and Author metadata fields without proper HTML encoding or sanitization, allowing a crafted PDF to execute attacker-controlled JavaScript in the browser of a user who views the resulting page. This issue is fixed in version 2.0.0.
Title Stirling-PDF: Reflected XSS through crafted PDF metadata fields (Title and Author)
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Jul 15, 2026, 3:33 PM
Reserved
Apr 21, 2026, 2:15 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jul 15, 2026, 4:16 PM
Modified
Oct 24, 2026, 9:10 PM