{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "database_specific": {
            "extracted_events": [
              {
                "introduced": "0"
              },
              {
                "fixed": "2.9.0"
              }
            ],
            "source": [
              "AFFECTED_FIELD",
              "REFERENCES"
            ]
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "de9625942bbc329fdefcfde161476a633a3b3213"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2c940569d11f338453b063d83c7db711217ad47f"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/stirling-tools/stirling-pdf",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "GHSA-3xxh-mm3g-c9w5"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cna_assigner": "GitHub_M",
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-200",
      "CWE-522"
    ],
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/57xxx/CVE-2026-57485.json"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "CVE-2026-57485",
  "modified": "2026-08-20T03:30:11.478447662Z",
  "published": "2026-08-17T19:31:30.833Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/releases/tag/v2.9.0"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/57xxx/CVE-2026-57485.json"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/security/advisories/GHSA-3xxh-mm3g-c9w5"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-57485"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/commit/de9625942bbc329fdefcfde161476a633a3b3213"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/pull/6047"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.9.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Stirling-PDF: Internal Service Account API Key Disclosure via Pipeline Endpoint"
}