CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-107734

HighCVSS 7.1
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.14%

3th percentile - higher than 3% of all known CVEs

Summary

SumatraPDF 3.5.2 and earlier substitutes an attacker-controlled SyncTeX source filename for the %f placeholder in an external editor command line without safe Windows argument quoting, and the resulting command line is passed to CreateProcessW(). A user with an external editor configured or auto-detected who opens a PDF with a crafted .synctex.gz file and invokes inverse search can inject command-line flags.

Risk Assessment

The impact depends on the target editor interpreting those flags and can include unintended editor actions or code execution through a malicious extension. No fixed version is available, increasing organizational exposure.

Recommendation

Avoid opening untrusted PDFs with accompanying .synctex.gz files and consider disabling external editor auto-detection. Track SumatraPDF updates for a fix.

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Original NVD description (English source)

SumatraPDF is a multi-format reader for Windows. In 3.5.2 and earlier, an attacker-controlled SyncTeX source filename is substituted for the %f placeholder in an external editor command line without safe Windows argument quoting, and the resulting command line is passed to CreateProcessW(). A user with an external editor configured or auto-detected who opens a PDF with a crafted .synctex.gz file and invokes inverse search can inject command-line flags; the resulting impact depends on the target editor interpreting those flags and can include unintended editor actions or code execution through a malicious extension. No broader impact is claimed beyond the advisory-supported conditions. No fixed version is available as of this review.

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