Vulnerability · Published Apr 28, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-7233Artifex MuPDF CFF Index subset-cff.c fz_subset_cff_for_gids out-of-bounds
Low 3.3
In plain English
A low-severity out-of-bounds read in MuPDF from Artifex. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 15% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability was determined in Artifex MuPDF. The impacted element is the function fz_subset_cff_for_gids of the file subset-cff.c of the component CFF Index Handler. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds read. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The project was informed of the problem early through a bug report but has not responded yet.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | mupdf | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-7233 |
| Debian:13 | mupdf | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-7233 |
| Debian:14 | mupdf | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-7233 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | mupdf | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-7233 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | mupdf | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-7233 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | mupdf | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-7233 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-125, CWE-119 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
References
- VDB-359840 | Artifex MuPDF CFF Index subset-cff.c fz_subset_cff_for_gids out-of-bounds vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-359840 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- CVE-2026-7233 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #802590 | Artifex MuPDF 1.28 Out-of-Bounds Read third-party-advisory
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709328 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/biniamf/pocs/tree/main/mupdf-cff-indexload-oobread exploit
- https://artifex.com/ product