Critical jsPDF Vulnerability Allows File Theft via PDF Generation

Critical jsPDF Vulnerability Allows File Theft via PDF Generation

First seen 7 Jan 2026, 23:31 UTC CyberpressBleepingcomputerCsoonlineSecurityboulevard 51.6

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The jsPDF library, used for generating PDF documents in JavaScript applications, has a critical vulnerability that enables attackers to steal sensitive data from the local filesystem. This flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-68428, is a local file inclusion and path traversal issue affecting jsPDF versions prior to 4.0, with a severity score of 9.2. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability by passing unsanitized paths to the file loading mechanism.