Stirling-PDF 3.0.0 through 3.2.0 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated users to access other users' stored files by pointing a processing folder at the server storage directory. Attackers can create a folder via POST /api/v1/processing-folders targeting storage/<victimUserId>, list files, and run pipelines to read, modify, or destroy victims' files.
Fix
Nothing published yet: no patch, vendor advisory or mitigation reference on NVD, no vendor advisory in the News for this CVE, not in CISA's KEV, no fixed package version. BaselineWatch does not guess at one.
Change history 3
- StatusPublished → DeferredNVD modified 2026-10-20 20:11
- StatusReceived → PublishedNVD modified 2026-10-20 15:40
- First seenCVSS 7.1NVD modified 2026-10-20 16:17
Affected (CPE criteria) 0
NVD has not attached CPE configurations yet.
References 6
- https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/stirling-pdf-3.2.0-leftovers
- https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/stirling-storage-folder-idor
- https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/v3.2.0/app/proprietary/src/main/java/stirling/software/proprietary/policy/config/FolderAccessGuard.java
- https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/v3.2.0/app/proprietary/src/main/java/stirling/software/proprietary/policy/controller/ProcessingFolderController.java
- https://github.com/abraxas/stirling-storage-folder-idor
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/stirling-pdf-3.0.0-through-3.2.0-authorization-bypass-via-processing-folders