CVE-2021-26259
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.012 · 68 %ileEURUUSgrimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
1.21% (68th) EPSS
CVSS 6.8 · medium
Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A flaw was found in htmldoc in v1.9.12. Heap buffer overflow in render_table_row(),in ps-pdf.cxx may lead to arbitrary code execution and denial of service.
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cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
7.8
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–7.8
v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9
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weaknesses
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affected products (9)
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also known as (4)
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sources
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references (11)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2021-26259/cnnvd
- https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/commit/0ddab26a542c74770317b622e985c52430092ba5cnnvd
- https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/issues/417cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/htmldoc-multiple-vulnerabilities-35674cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.2083cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.2297cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021061022cnnvd
- https://github.com/michaelrsweet/htmldoc/commit/0ddab26a542c74770317b622e985c52430092ba5enisa_euvd
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