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Medium · 5.4 CVE-2026-107735 EUVD-2026-95410

SumatraPDF: `sumatrapdfrestrict.ini` never revokes any permission (fail-open policy initialization)

Published Oct 8, 2026 · Updated Oct 9, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

SumatraPDF is a multi-format reader for Windows. In 3.6.1 and earlier, InitializePolicies() starts the sumatrapdfrestrict.ini path with gPolicyRestrictions set to Perm::All and only ORs permission bits, so the INI file never revokes permissions. Deploying SumatraPDF with this INI file, including a malformed file or zero-valued permission settings, can silently bypass configured disk, network, printing, registry, clipboard, preference, and fullscreen restrictions. The -restrict command-line path works correctly and is not affected. No fixed version is available as of this review.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
sumatrapdfreader sumatrapdf <= 3.6.1 —

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