CVE-2017-9096: Itextpdf Itext

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 9.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The XML parsers in iText before 5.5.12 and 7.x before 7.0.3 do not disable external entities, which might allow remote attackers to conduct XML external entity (XXE) attacks via a crafted PDF.

Affected products

• Itextpdf Itext: before 5.5.12 (fixed in 5.5.12); version 7.0.0 only; version 7.0.1 only; version 7.0.2 only

Published 2017-11-08. Last modified 2026-06-17.