Is github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg/v8 affected by CVE-2026-40281?

Go github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg/v8 is affected in <8.31.0.

Is CVE-2026-40281 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.6%.

critical

CVE-2026-40281

Q: Is CVE-2026-40281 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.6%.

Go · github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg/v8

Summary

Gotenberg has ExifTool stdin argument injection via metadata value newlines (bypass of key sanitization fix)

Severity: critical
EPSS: 0.6% (p45)
Also known as: GHSA-q7r4-hc83-hf2q
Published: 2026-04-30

References

Related advisories

CVE-2026-42596 — critical · Go/github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg/v8
CVE-2026-55229 — high · Go/github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg/v8
CVE-2026-45742 — high · Go/github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg/v8
CVE-2026-45741 — high · Go/github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg/v8
CVE-2026-44829 — high · Go/github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg/v8
CVE-2026-42595 — high · Go/github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg/v8
CVE-2026-42594 — high · Go/github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg/v8
CVE-2026-42591 — high · Go/github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg/v8

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Sources: CISA KEV (public domain), OSV.dev & GitHub Advisory Database (CC-BY-4.0), FIRST EPSS, NVD/CWE (public domain). Served live from the Stateward advisory database.