High 8.5Published Aug 17, 2026

CVE-2026-57485Stirling-PDF: Internal Service Account API Key Disclosure via Pipeline Endpoint

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 08:00 UTC)

Does this affect you?

It affects Stirling-Tools Stirling-PDF. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

Do this next

Start free and add your stack

Free account, 1 product

Every CVE for Stirling-Tools Stirling-PDF

Exploited in the last 30 days

Stirling-PDF is a locally hosted web application that facilitates various operations on PDF files. Prior to 2.9.0, the /api/v1/pipeline/handleData endpoint in app/core/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/controller/api/pipeline/PipelineProcessor.java injects the STIRLING-PDF-BACKEND-API-USER API key into pipeline subrequests, allowing an authenticated ROLE_USER to retrieve the key through /api/v1/user/get-api-key, impersonate the internal service account, bypass normal rate limits, and access internal endpoints including /api/v1/info/requests/all and /api/v1/info/load/all. This issue is fixed in version 2.9.0.

CVSS: 8.5 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-200, CWE-522
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: GitHub_M
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: Aug 18, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Stirling-Tools Stirling-PDF stirling_tools:stirling_pdf (from the name)	before 2.9.0	CNA record

References

https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/security/advisories/GHSA-3xxh-mm3g-c9w5x-refsource-confirm
https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/pull/6047x-refsource-misc
https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/commit/de9625942bbc329fdefcfde161476a633a3b3213x-refsource-misc
https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/releases/tag/v2.9.0x-refsource-misc

The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry

The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.