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CVE-2021-23158

31
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-23158 is a critical double-free vulnerability in htmldoc versions up to 1.9.12, specifically within the pspdf_export() function. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service with low attack complexity, as reflected by its CVSS score of 9.8. While the vulnerability is severe, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding it.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.9.12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:htmldoc_project:htmldoc:1.9.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.28%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
81.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0228 is in the 71st percentile among its peer group of 36,897 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
github.com / michaelrsweet/htmldoc/commit/369b2ea1fd0d0537ba707f20a2f047b6afd2fbdc
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / michaelrsweet/htmldoc/issues/414
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory