CVE-2026-17431

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.16.1
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 6.1 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-13. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 6.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
6.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 6.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

PDF::WebKit versions through 1.2 for Perl allow OS command injection via a 2-arg open() of the output path in to_pdf and of stylesheet paths in _style_tag_for.

to_pdf reads the generated PDF back from its path argument, and _style_tag_for reads each entry of the stylesheets list, by assigning the path to a local @ARGV and reading it with the diamond operator, which opens each @ARGV element with Perl's 2-arg open(). A value that begins or ends with a pipe ("| cmd", "cmd |") is run as a command rather than opened as a file, and one that begins with a redirect ("> path", ">> path") opens that path for write or append. to_file forwards its path argument to to_pdf and reaches the same read.

Any caller that forwards untrusted input as the output path or as a stylesheets entry can run a command under the process UID; with the "cmd |" form the command's output is returned in place of the PDF, and with the "> path" form the named file is truncated. Stylesheets may only be added to an HTML source, so a URL or file source exposes the output path alone.

CVSS v3
6.1
EG Score
6.1(high)
EG Risk
28(Track)
EG Risk 28/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity61% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
43%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 12, 2026

Last Modified

August 13, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Aug 13, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

command execution via 2-argument open in output/stylesheet paths · Issue #8 · kingpong/perl-PDF-WebKit · GitHub

https://github.com/kingpong/perl-PDF-WebKit/issues/8

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-17431(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 21× in last 7d / 32× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-20 23:43 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-20 23:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-19 22:14 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-19 22:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-18 20:44 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-18 20:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-08-17 19:15 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-17 19:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-16 17:46 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-16 17:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-15 16:17 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-08-15 16:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-08-14 14:47 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-08-14 14:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-13 13:17 UTCEG score recompute 6.10
  24. 2026-08-13 13:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-13 13:16 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 6.1 · severity → MEDIUM
Show 7 more
  1. 2026-08-13 04:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-13 04:20 UTCNVD update
  3. 2026-08-13 03:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-13 03:30 UTCMITRE cvelistV5
  5. 2026-08-13 00:22 UTCNVD update
  6. 2026-08-12 23:26 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-12 23:25 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-17431?
CVE-2026-17431 is a medium vulnerability published on August 12, 2026. PDF::WebKit versions through 1.2 for Perl allow OS command injection via a 2-arg open() of the output path in topdf and of stylesheet paths in styletagfor. topdf reads the generated PDF back from its path argument, and styletagfor reads each entry of the stylesheets list, by assigning the path to a…
When was CVE-2026-17431 disclosed?
CVE-2026-17431 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 12, 2026, with the most recent update on August 13, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-17431 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-17431 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 57.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-17431?
CVE-2026-17431 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.1 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-17431?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-17431, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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