Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Affected server-side PDF services may let an unauthenticated user cause sensitive local files to appear inside generated PDFs. Exposure requires a Node.js build of jsPDF before 4.0.0 and unsanitized user control over file paths. Browser builds are not identified as affected.
Executive priority
Treat as immediate for externally reachable PDF-generation services with affected Node.js builds. Prioritize version discovery and input-flow review, then upgrade promptly. Lower urgency only after confirming the browser build is used or users cannot influence paths supplied to affected methods.
Technical view
CVE-2025-68428 is a local file inclusion/path traversal flaw in jsPDF Node.js builds before 4.0.0. User-controlled paths reaching loadFile, addImage, html, or addFont can cause arbitrary locally readable files to be included verbatim in PDFs. Version 4.0.0 restricts filesystem access by default.
Likely exposure
Highest risk exists in internet-facing Node.js applications that generate PDFs using affected jsPDF bundles and pass request-derived paths into affected methods. Applications using browser builds, jsPDF 4.0.0 or later, or paths that users cannot influence are not described as vulnerable.
Exploitation context
The supplied CVSS 4.0 score is 9.2 and indicates low-complexity, unauthenticated network exploitation with high confidentiality impact. However, exploitation depends on application data flow and the Node process's file permissions. The source bundle marks this CVE as absent from KEV and provides no evidence of active exploitation.
Researcher notes
The affected artifacts are dist/jspdf.node.js and dist/jspdf.node.min.js. The impact is disclosure of files readable by the Node process through verbatim PDF inclusion; integrity and availability impacts are not identified. Review wrappers and indirect calls because affected paths may enter through several high-level methods.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade jsPDF to version 4.0.0 or later.
- Sanitize and strictly allowlist user-provided paths before they reach affected methods.
- Use Node.js filesystem permissions in production where supported, following jsPDF guidance.
- Limit the Node process to files required for PDF generation.
- Review vendor guidance before relying on workarounds instead of upgrading.
Validation and detection
- Inventory jsPDF versions and confirm whether Node-specific distribution files are deployed.
- Trace request-derived values reaching loadFile, addImage, html, and addFont.
- Confirm upgraded deployments run jsPDF 4.0.0 or later.
- Verify the Node process cannot read unrelated secrets, configuration, or application files.
- In non-production, confirm unauthorized paths are rejected and file contents never appear in generated PDFs.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
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ATT&CK lookup starting points
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CWE-35: File access and web shell behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupCWE-73: File access and web shell behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupFile access behavior lookup
The CVE wording references file access or upload behavior, so file telemetry and web shell review may help. This is a Glexia inferred lookup path, not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, or CVE Program mapping.
Open ATT&CK lookupCVE-2025-68428 mapping review
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.2 (4.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
2 official scoresWe collect every scored CVSS vector available in the official CNA and ADP containers. When more than one version is present, the table keeps the source vectors side by side instead of collapsing them into the highest score.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N——GitHub_MCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N3.94redhat-SADPVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
9.2CriticalVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N
Base CVSS 3.1 score
8.6HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Vulnerability timeline
Timeline events are normalized from CVE metadata, CNA source timelines, ADP timelines, and KEV metadata when present.
- CVE reservedCVE Program
The CVE ID was reserved by the assigning CNA.
- ADP timelineredhat-SADP
Made public.
- CVE publishedCVE Program
The CVE record was published.
- ADP timelineredhat-SADP
Reported to Red Hat.
- CVE updatedCVE Program
The CVE record metadata indicates this as the latest update time.
ADP provider summaries
- 2026-01-05T22:01:15.703Z: Reported to Red Hat.
- 2026-01-05T21:43:55.169Z: Made public.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/parallax/jsPDF/security/advisories/GHSA-f8cm-6447-x5h2CVE reference, GitHub_M · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/parallax/jsPDF/commit/a688c8f479929b24a6543b1fa2d6364abb03066dCVE reference, GitHub_M · x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/parallax/jsPDF/releases/tag/v4.0.0CVE reference, GitHub_M · x_refsource_MISC
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68428CVE reference, redhat-SADP · vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2427236CVE reference, redhat-SADP · issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-68428.jsonCVE reference, redhat-SADP · x_sadp-csaf-vex
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:1517CVE reference, redhat-SADP · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2350CVE reference, redhat-SADP · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2568CVE reference, redhat-SADP · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.
Path Traversal: '.../...//'
Path Traversal: '.../...//' represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.
External Control of File Name or Path
External Control of File Name or Path represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.