Description
jsPDF is a library to generate PDFs in JavaScript. Prior to version 4.0.0, user control of the first argument of the loadFile method in the node.js build allows local file inclusion/path traversal. If given the possibility to pass unsanitized paths to the loadFile method, a user can retrieve file contents of arbitrary files in the local file system the node process is running in. The file contents are included verbatim in the generated PDFs. Other affected methods are `addImage`, `html`, and `addFont`. Only the node.js builds of the library are affected, namely the `dist/jspdf.node.js` and `dist/jspdf.node.min.js` files. The vulnerability has been fixed in jsPDF@4.0.0. This version restricts file system access per default. This semver-major update does not introduce other breaking changes. Some workarounds areavailable. With recent node versions, jsPDF recommends using the `--permission` flag in production. The feature was introduced experimentally in v20.0.0 and is stable since v22.13.0/v23.5.0/v24.0.0. For older node versions, sanitize user-provided paths before passing them to jsPDF.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| parallax | jsPDF | < 4.0.0 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | opensearch-dashboards-3-dashboards-maps +11 | 3.4.0-r0 | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
GitHub 2 repositories
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12nio/CVE-2025-68428_PoC ★ 24 · Jan 8, 2026
CVE-2025-68428 Proof of Concept
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Nurjaman2004/jsPDF-Bulk-Detector-CVE-2025-68428- ★ 1 · Jan 14, 2026
Asset-wide detection tool for identifying jsPDF usage related to CVE-2025-68428 Detection only — no exploitation
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| npm | jspdf | < 4.0.0 | 4.0.0 | GHSA-f8cm-6447-x5h2 |
Advisories 2
- WID-SEC-2026-2933 Splunk SOAR: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 2, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-0553 HCL BigFix: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · May 14, 2026