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CVE-2026-24737: jsPDF has a PDF Injection in AcroFormChoiceField which allows Arbitrary JavaScript Execution

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2026-02-02 · updated 2026-08-18
• Weakness: CWE-116

Description

jsPDF is a library to generate PDFs in JavaScript. Prior to 4.1.0, user control of properties and methods of the Acroform module allows users to inject arbitrary PDF objects, such as JavaScript actions. If given the possibility to pass unsanitized input to one of the following methods or properties, a user can inject arbitrary PDF objects, such as JavaScript actions, which are executed when the victim opens the document. The vulnerable API members are AcroformChoiceField.addOption, AcroformChoiceField.setOptions, AcroFormCheckBox.appearanceState, and AcroFormRadioButton.appearanceState. The vulnerability has been fixed in jsPDF@4.1.0.

Affected products

• parallax jsPDF: before 4.1.0 — fixed in 4.1.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: parallax jsPDF 4.1.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/parallax/jsPDF/commit/da291a5f01b96282545c9391996702cdb8879f79
• https://github.com/parallax/jsPDF/releases/tag/v4.1.0
• https://github.com/parallax/jsPDF/security/advisories/GHSA-pqxr-3g65-p328
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4466
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4467
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-24737
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2436115
• https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-24737.json

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