CVE-2026-54081: Verapdf Verapdf-Parser

Medium severity, CVSS 6.9. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

veraPDF PDF parser is a PDF parser for veraPDF. Prior to 1.30.2 and 1.31.23, veraPDF-parser contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in veraPDF-parser/src/main/java/org/verapdf/pd/font/type1/Type1FontProgram.java and veraPDF-parser/src/main/java/org/verapdf/parser/postscript/PSOperator.java, where a crafted Type 1 font /FontDescriptor /FontFile program can execute unbounded PostScript array allocation, a zero-increment for loop, or self-recursive toExecute user dictionary lookups and exhaust validator memory, CPU, or stack. This issue is fixed in versions 1.30.2 and 1.31.23.

Affected products

• Verapdf Verapdf-Parser: before 1.30.2 (fixed in 1.30.2); from 1.31.1, before 1.31.23 (fixed in 1.31.23)

Published 2026-07-29. Last modified 2026-07-30.