CVE-2026-114609
fpdf2 is a PDF creation library for Python
- Risk score
- 48/100
- CVSS
- 5.8 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.3%
- Published
- 22 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- 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 caus…
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Upgrade the product to 2.8.8 or later.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 5.8 medium
- On your watchlist: python
References
- https://github.com/py-pdf/fpdf2/commit/0d27190a8c907e02ebe9cd881471a14d0622b432
- https://github.com/py-pdf/fpdf2/commit/6e23f610b7946e96e9a5dd0535dcbfbe7ac1397d
- https://github.com/py-pdf/fpdf2/pull/1824
- https://github.com/py-pdf/fpdf2/pull/1857
- https://github.com/py-pdf/fpdf2/releases/tag/2.8.8
- https://github.com/py-pdf/fpdf2/security/advisories/GHSA-rw7v-4hrq-x6r9
Original 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.
Last activity 22 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.