CVE-2026-44829
Filename traversal in Gotenberg lets Windows-style paths escape zip extraction.
Is CVE-2026-44829 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-44829 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.37% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-44829?
CVE-2026-44829 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-44829?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-44829. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-44829 affect?
CVE-2026-44829 affects Gotenberg <= 8.32.0, Endpoints: /forms/pdfengines/split and other multi-output PDF/LibreOffice/conversion routes, Windows systems that extract returned archives. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-44829?
Upgrade to Gotenberg 8.33.0+, block/sanitize untrusted uploads, sandbox Windows archive extraction.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Attacker-controlled zip entry names with Windows-style paths can cause arbitrary file writes on downstream Windows hosts when extracted.
Patch when possible
- affected< 8.33.0
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.