CVE-2026-41653
BentoPDF: Stored XSS via Markdown Editor Leading to Persistent File Exfiltration
- Published
- May 7, 2026
- Updated
- May 7, 2026
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Evidence observed
- Aug 25, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:XLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 29.3%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
BentoPDF is a client-side PDF toolkit that is self hostable. Prior to version 2.8.3, a cross-site scripting vulnerability was identified in BentoPD. An attacker may be able to execute arbitrary JavaScript in certain circumstances in Markdown to PDF Tool. This issue has been patched in version 2.8.3.
Sources
1- CVE-2026-41653Exploit
Proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2026-41653, a stored XSS in BentoPDF that enables silent file exfiltration and WASM supply-chain hijacking.
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