ConvertX 0.17.0 contains an arbitrary file read vulnerability in the xelatex converter that allows authenticated users to read files by uploading LaTeX files with input directives. Attackers can upload .tex files containing \\input{path} or \\verbatiminput{path} directives to have the TeX engine read arbitrary files accessible to the server process and include them in downloadable PDF output.
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| Description | ConvertX 0.17.0 contains an arbitrary file read vulnerability in the xelatex converter that allows authenticated users to read files by uploading LaTeX files with input directives. Attackers can upload .tex files containing \\input{path} or \\verbatiminput{path} directives to have the TeX engine read arbitrary files accessible to the server process and include them in downloadable PDF output. | |
| Title | ConvertX 0.17.0 Arbitrary File Read via LaTeX Input Directives | |
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C4illin
C4illin convertx |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-22 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:c4illin:convertx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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C4illin
C4illin convertx |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published: 2026-09-04T14:32:10.532Z
Updated: 2026-09-10T15:08:49.636Z
Reserved: 2026-09-04T11:03:33.315Z
Link: CVE-2026-85618
Updated: 2026-09-10T14:19:21.257Z
Status : Deferred
Published: 2026-09-04T15:17:41.857
Modified: 2026-09-10T16:18:00.063
Link: CVE-2026-85618
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