CVE-2026-112036
mediumA vulnerability was detected in Artifex MuPDF up to 1.28.5.
A vulnerability was detected in Artifex MuPDF up to 1.28.5. This impacts the function free_char_list of the file source/pdf/pdf-xref.c of the component Signature Locking. Performing a manipulation results in double free. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. The patch is named 3984925b660afb8a781ddf504021e91be1bc671e. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.
CVSS
4.3
4.3 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (cna@vuldb.com)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-10-19 01:16
Modified: 2026-10-19 17:17
NVD status: Deferred
Last synced 1 day ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 07:03 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
Not reported by the source (unknown — not "none").
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
No vendor advisory or patch reference tagged by NVD. Check the references below.
References
- http://www.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/findgit.cgi?3984925b660afb8a781ddf504021e91be1bc671e cna@vuldb.com
- https://artifex.com/ cna@vuldb.com
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/attachment.cgi?id=28609 cna@vuldb.com
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709768 cna@vuldb.com
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-112036 cna@vuldb.com
- https://vuldb.com/submit/1008495 cna@vuldb.com
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/421684 cna@vuldb.com
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/421684/cti cna@vuldb.com
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 07:03 UTC · record ↗