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high8.6

CVE-2026-16633

PDF.js: Arbitrary JavaScript execution upon opening a malicious PDF

Impact

### Impact If PDF.js is used to load a malicious PDF, and PDF.js is configured with `enableScripting` set to true (which is the default value) and no CSP for disallowing script-src, unrestricted attacker-controlled JavaScript will be executed in the context of the hosting domain. ### Patches ### Workarounds Set `enableScripting` to `false` or set a CSP.

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
npmpdfjs-dist>= 5.6.83, < 6.2.1086.2.108

Weakness classification

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