# CVE-2025-14420: pdfforge PDF Architect CBZ File Parsing Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability…

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-14420-pdfforge-pdf-architect-cbz-file-parsing-directory-traversal  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-12-23  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-14420 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.8 · Published 2025-12-23

pdfforge PDF Architect CBZ File Parsing Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of pdfforge PDF Architect. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the parsing of CBZ files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-27514.

Technologies: [Pdfforge PDF Architect](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/pdf-architect). Vendors: [Pdfforge](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pdfforge).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-14420 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-14420 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-14420?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 23 December 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Pdfforge PDF Architect. The advisory does not name versions.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-14420?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-14420?** Check whether you run Pdfforge PDF Architect. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Pdfforge PDF Architect

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