PDFsam Enhanced XLS File Insufficient UI Warning Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of PDFsam Enhanced. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the processing of XLS files. The issue results from allowing the execution of dangerous script without user warning. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-27498.
History

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Pdfsam
Pdfsam enhanced
Vendors & Products Pdfsam
Pdfsam enhanced

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 21:30:00 +0000

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Description PDFsam Enhanced XLS File Insufficient UI Warning Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of PDFsam Enhanced. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the processing of XLS files. The issue results from allowing the execution of dangerous script without user warning. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-27498.
Title PDFsam Enhanced XLS File Insufficient UI Warning Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-356
References
Metrics cvssV3_0

{'score': 7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-23T21:21:19.483Z

Reserved: 2025-12-10T01:37:20.278Z

Link: CVE-2025-14404

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-12-23T22:15:46.950

Modified: 2025-12-23T22:15:46.950

Link: CVE-2025-14404

cve-icon Redhat

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