CVE-2026-107734 PUBLISHED

SumatraPDF: SyncTeX Argument Injection in Inverse Search Enables Arbitrary Command Execution via External Editors

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 08.10.2026 Published: 08.10.2026 Updated: 09.10.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 7.1

Product Status

Vendor sumatrapdfreader
Product sumatrapdf
Versions
  • Version <= 3.5.2 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation CWE
  • CWE-88: Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection') CWE