Vulnerability · Published Sep 4, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-85618ConvertX 0.17.0 Arbitrary File Read via LaTeX Input Directives

Medium 6.5

In plain English

A medium-severity path traversal in ConvertX from C4illin. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 42% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 58.4% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

ConvertX 0.17.0 contains an arbitrary file read vulnerability in the xelatex converter that allows authenticated users to read files by uploading LaTeX files with input directives. Attackers can upload .tex files containing \\input{path} or \\verbatiminput{path} directives to have the TeX engine read arbitrary files accessible to the server process and include them in downloadable PDF output.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
C4illin	ConvertX	0 – through 0.18.0

Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

GitHub Issue #573 issue-tracking
https://github.com/C4illin/ConvertX product
https://github.com/C4illin/ConvertX/blob/v0.18.0/src/converters/xelatex.ts technical-description
VulnCheck Advisory: ConvertX 0.17.0 Arbitrary File Read via LaTeX Input Directives third-party-advisory