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SCA: security update for org.verapdf:parser (GHSA-7c26-995w-6f47)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 445465

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - veraPDF PDF parser is a PDF parser for veraPDF. Prior to 1.30.2 and 1.31.23, veraPDF-parser contains a
 denial-of-service vulnerability in veraPDF-
 parser/src/main/java/org/verapdf/pd/font/type1/Type1FontProgram.java and veraPDF-
 parser/src/main/java/org/verapdf/parser/postscript/PSOperator.java, where a crafted Type 1 font
 /FontDescriptor /FontFile program can execute unbounded PostScript array allocation, a zero-increment for
 loop, or self-recursive toExecute user dictionary lookups and exhaust validator memory, CPU, or stack.
 This issue is fixed in versions 1.30.2 and 1.31.23. (CVE-2026-54081)

Solution

Update the org.verapdf:parser library and its related packages to version 1.30.2 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7c26-995w-6f47

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 445465

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 7/29/2026

Updated: 7/29/2026

Risk Information

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-54081

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Threat Score: 2.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/29/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/29/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-54081