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CVE-2025-26525

Arbitrary file read risk through pdfTeX

Published: Feb 24, 2025Updated: Aug 8, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-552
8.6HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 65.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Insufficient sanitizing in the TeX notation filter resulted in an arbitrary file read risk on sites where pdfTeX is available (such as those with TeX Live installed).

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:CC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-552

Affected Products

Moodle Project
oss-project
moodleOn-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins
Packagist
package-ecosystem
moodle/moodleWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
ООО «Ред Софт»
commercial·RUaka red soft
РЕД ОСOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Мартин Догиамас
individual-dev·AUaka martin dogiamas
MoodleOn-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins
moodle
oss-project·AUaka jmol plugin, lms
moodleOn-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=466141
moodle.org
https://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-84136
git.moodle.org
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-26525
nvd.nist.gov
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