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CVE-2025-26525

Insufficient sanitizing in the TeX notation filter resulted in an arbitrary file read risk on sites where pdfTeX is available (such as those with TeX Live installed).

HIGH 8.6EPSS 0.43%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.43%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Insufficient sanitizing in the TeX notation filter resulted in an arbitrary file read risk on sites where pdfTeX is available (such as those with TeX Live installed).

CVSS 3.1
8.6 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
0.43% probability · 37th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-552
Affected
moodle/moodle
Source
patrick@puiterwijk.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.