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CVE-2026-8733

6.3 · MEDIUM

A vulnerability was found in Investintech SlimPDFReader up to 2.0.13.

Published May 17, 2026CWE-119EPSS 0.43%

Overview

CVE-2026-8733 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on May 17, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

A vulnerability was found in Investintech SlimPDFReader up to 2.0.13. Affected by this vulnerability is the function sub_3B4610 of the file SlimPDFReader.exe. The manipulation results in stack-based buffer overflow. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The vendor responded to the initial vulnerability report by the researcher with a note that the product is discontinued. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refsharing.sit.fraunhofer.de/s/RYcqZbGqgZXxab2Refvuldb.com/submit/809300Refvuldb.com/vuln/364321Refvuldb.com/vuln/364321/ctiRefvuldb.com/submit/809300

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-8733?

CVE-2026-8733 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on May 17, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2026-8733?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2026-8733?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2026-8733?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2026-8733 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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