Pdfbox
Vendor:
First CVE: Jun 1, 2016 · Active for 10 years
10
Total CVEs
More Total CVEs than 88% of tracked products
2.0
Avg CVEs / Year
Higher CVE frequency than 60% of tracked products
6.1
Avg CVSS
Higher Avg CVSS than 24% of tracked products
0.0%
KEV Rate
Bottom 1%
Trends Over Time
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact Pdfbox over time
Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
Jun 1, 2016
10 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Apr 14, 2026
101 days ago
CVE Severity & Scoring
Pdfbox10 CVEs
80%
10%
10%
All CVEs352,294 CVEs
45%
40%
11%
MediumHighCritical
Attack Vector
Local6 (60.0%)
Network4 (40.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Physical0 (0.0%)
Adjacent Network0 (0.0%)
Attack Complexity
Low10 (100.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
User Interaction
None4 (40.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Required6 (60.0%)
Privileges Required
Low2 (20.0%)
High0 (0.0%)
None8 (80.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Top CVEs
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (10 CVEs).
10 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2019-0228CRITICAL Apache PDFBox 2.0.14 does not properly initialize the XML parser, which allows context-dependent attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted XFDF. | Apr 17, 2019 | 9.8 | 35 | NO | NO |
CVE-2016-2175HIGH Apache PDFBox before 1.8.12 and 2.x before 2.0.1 does not properly initialize the XML parsers, which allows context-dependent attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks | Jun 1, 2016 | 7.8 | 28 | NO | NO |
CVE-2018-8036MEDIUM In Apache PDFBox 1.8.0 to 1.8.14 and 2.0.0RC1 to 2.0.10, a carefully crafted (or fuzzed) file can trigger an infinite loop which leads to an out of memory exception in Apache PDFBo | Jul 3, 2018 | 6.5 | 25 | NO | NO |
CVE-2026-23907MEDIUM This issue affects the
ExtractEmbeddedFiles example in Apache PDFBox: from 2.0.24 through 2.0.35, from 3.0.0 through 3.0.6.
The ExtractEmbeddedFiles example contains a path trav | Mar 10, 2026 | 5.3 | 22 | NO | NO |
CVE-2021-31812MEDIUM In Apache PDFBox, a carefully crafted PDF file can trigger an infinite loop while loading the file. This issue affects Apache PDFBox version 2.0.23 and prior 2.0.x versions. | Jun 12, 2021 | 5.5 | 22 | NO | NO |
CVE-2018-11797MEDIUM In Apache PDFBox 1.8.0 to 1.8.15 and 2.0.0RC1 to 2.0.11, a carefully crafted PDF file can trigger an extremely long running computation when parsing the page tree. | Oct 5, 2018 | 5.5 | 22 | NO | NO |
CVE-2021-31811MEDIUM In Apache PDFBox, a carefully crafted PDF file can trigger an OutOfMemory-Exception while loading the file. This issue affects Apache PDFBox version 2.0.23 and prior 2.0.x versions | Jun 12, 2021 | 5.5 | 21 | NO | NO |
CVE-2021-27906MEDIUM A carefully crafted PDF file can trigger an OutOfMemory-Exception while loading the file. This issue affects Apache PDFBox version 2.0.22 and prior 2.0.x versions. | Mar 19, 2021 | 5.5 | 21 | NO | NO |
CVE-2021-27807MEDIUM A carefully crafted PDF file can trigger an infinite loop while loading the file. This issue affects Apache PDFBox version 2.0.22 and prior 2.0.x versions. | Mar 19, 2021 | 5.5 | 21 | NO | NO |
CVE-2026-33929MEDIUM Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Apache PDFBox Examples.
This issue affects the
ExtractEmbeddedFiles example in Apa | Apr 14, 2026 | 4.3 | 19 | NO | NO |
Exploit Exposure
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (10 CVEs).
CISA KEV
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Metasploit
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Nuclei
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
ExploitDB
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Social Chatter
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (10 CVEs).
Media Mentions
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (10 CVEs).
Top CNAs Publishing CVEs For Pdfbox
Top CWEs
Versions
| Version | CVE Count | Avg CVSS | Avg EPSS | KEV | Exploits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0.14 | 1 | 9.8 | 9.4% | 0 | 0 |
| 2.0.0 | 2 | 6.3 | 4.6% | 0 | 0 |
| 2.0 | 2 | 6.8 | 4.4% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8.9 | 1 | 7.8 | 4.8% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8.8 | 1 | 7.8 | 4.8% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8.7 | 1 | 7.8 | 4.8% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8.6 | 1 | 7.8 | 4.8% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8.5 | 1 | 7.8 | 4.8% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8.4 | 1 | 7.8 | 4.8% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8.3 | 1 | 7.8 | 4.8% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8.2 | 1 | 7.8 | 4.8% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8.11 | 1 | 7.8 | 4.8% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8.10 | 1 | 7.8 | 4.8% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8.1 | 1 | 7.8 | 4.8% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8.0 | 1 | 7.8 | 4.8% | 0 | 0 |