CVE-2026-107731: SumatraPDF: LIT parser range-validation flaws cause invalid-pointer reads and denial of service
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 22/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.11% (FIRST EPSS).
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- No fixed version is recorded, but the references include a patch (commit or PR) link.
Low priority for now. See the fix and affected versions sections below.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
SumatraPDF is a multi-format reader for Windows. In 3.7.0.22298, four independently reachable range-validation variants in src/LitDoc.cpp allow file-controlled offsets and sizes to overflow, narrow to negative values, or wrap before incomplete bounds checks. The affected calculations include contentOffset, the directory expression dirOff64 + dirLen64, and the decoded-section offset + size, along with secondary-header range handling. Opening a crafted LIT file that reaches one of these variants can cause invalid pointer reads and deterministic application termination. No broader impact is claimed beyond the advisory-supported conditions. No fixed version is available as of this review.
- Published
- Oct 8, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 9, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.1% · 1th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-125
Report tools
Action score
22
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.1%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · GitHub_M
- 5.5
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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- No public exploit code on record
- No fixed version yet
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Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_M). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
sumatrapdfreader sumatrapdf
- <= 3.7.0.22298affected
Same product
sumatrapdfreader: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2012-4896Heap-based buffer overflow in SumatraPDF before 2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document, a…39Monitor
- CVE-2012-4895Heap-based buffer overflow in SumatraPDF before 2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF document, a…39Monitor
- CVE-2009-4117Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in pdf_shade4.c in MuPDF before commit 20091125231942, as used in SumatraPDF before 1.0.1, allow…39Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-107729Oct 8, 2026 · SumatraPDF: Unsigned-to-signed hdrLen validation bypass in SumatraPDF MOBI parsing causes out-of-bounds read22Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-107730Oct 8, 2026 · SumatraPDF: Signed integer overflow in the LIT header parsing causes invalid-pointer read22Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-107732Oct 8, 2026 · SumatraPDF: Markup/command-link injection into UI notification text33Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2026-1077380 days apartSumatraPDF: Untrusted binary record offset used without lower-bound validation27Monitor
- CVE-2026-2605414 days apartSumatraPDF: Heap out-of-bounds read in MOBI header parser.27Monitor
- CVE-2026-1077290 days apartSumatraPDF: Unsigned-to-signed hdrLen validation bypass in SumatraPDF MOBI parsing causes out-of-bounds read22Monitor
- CVE-2026-25920241 days apartSumatraPDF has a heap out-of-bounds read in MOBI HuffDic decompressor22Monitor
- CVE-2026-23951260 days apartSumatraPDF's Integer Underflow in PalmDbReader Leads to Crash22Monitor
Not on record for this CVE: researcher credit · public bounty program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds ReadCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log (2)
- SSVC exploitation— → none
- Exploit maturity— → none
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References
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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.