SumatraPDF is a multi-format reader for Windows. In 3.5.2 and earlier, an attacker-controlled SyncTeX source filename is substituted for the %f placeholder in an external editor command line without safe Windows argument quoting, and the resulting command line is passed to CreateProcessW(). A user with an external editor configured or auto-detected who opens a PDF with a crafted .synctex.gz file and invokes inverse search can inject command-line flags; the resulting impact depends on the target editor interpreting those flags and can include unintended editor actions or code execution through a malicious extension. No broader impact is claimed beyond the advisory-supported conditions. No fixed version is available as of this review.
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| Description | SumatraPDF is a multi-format reader for Windows. In 3.5.2 and earlier, an attacker-controlled SyncTeX source filename is substituted for the %f placeholder in an external editor command line without safe Windows argument quoting, and the resulting command line is passed to CreateProcessW(). A user with an external editor configured or auto-detected who opens a PDF with a crafted .synctex.gz file and invokes inverse search can inject command-line flags; the resulting impact depends on the target editor interpreting those flags and can include unintended editor actions or code execution through a malicious extension. No broader impact is claimed beyond the advisory-supported conditions. No fixed version is available as of this review. | |
| Title | SumatraPDF: SyncTeX Argument Injection in Inverse Search Enables Arbitrary Command Execution via External Editors | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-20 CWE-88 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-08T22:24:23.861Z
Reserved: 2026-10-08T17:21:52.976Z
Link: CVE-2026-107734
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2026-10-08T23:16:59.227
Modified: 2026-10-08T23:16:59.357
Link: CVE-2026-107734
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-10-08T23:45:16Z