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CVE-2026-71270

8.6
High
EPSS 0.31%Aug 5, 2026

SSRF in Stirling-PDF URL->PDF lets servers fetch internal/cloud resources into PDFs.

common questions

Is CVE-2026-71270 being exploited?

Not confirmed. CVE-2026-71270 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 0.31% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How severe is CVE-2026-71270?

CVE-2026-71270 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.6. 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-2026-71270?

Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-71270, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.

What does CVE-2026-71270 affect?

CVE-2026-71270 affects Stirling-PDF POST /api/v1/convert/url/pdf endpoint, WeasyPrint subprocess used by Stirling-PDF, Web applications using Stirling-PDF URL-to-PDF conversion. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.

What should I do about CVE-2026-71270?

Disable URL-to-PDF, restrict outbound access, add HTML sanitization/SSRF protections, apply vendor patch when available.

Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.

executive summary
technical analysis
affected
Stirling-PDF POST /api/v1/convert/url/pdf endpointWeasyPrint subprocess used by Stirling-PDFWeb applications using Stirling-PDF URL-to-PDF conversion
impact

Server-side SSRF: attacker-controlled pages cause WeasyPrint to fetch internal/cloud metadata or internal endpoints and leak contents into generated PDFs.

action required

Immediate action required

affected versions
Stirling-Tools Stirling-PDF
  • affected<= *

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.

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