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Publication date: 2025-11-17

Last updated on: 2025-11-18

Assigner: MITRE

Description

PDFPatcher executable does not validate user-supplied file paths, allowing directory traversal attacks allowing attackers to upload arbitrary files to arbitrary locations.

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Meta Information

Published

2025-11-17

Last Modified

2025-11-18

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-11-17

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2025-63918

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
wmjordan	pdfpatcher	3.1

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-22	The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability in the PDFPatcher executable occurs because it does not validate user-supplied file paths properly. This flaw allows attackers to perform directory traversal attacks, which means they can upload arbitrary files to arbitrary locations on the system.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can allow attackers to place malicious files anywhere on the affected system, potentially leading to unauthorized code execution, data corruption, or system compromise.

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