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title: "CVE-2026-113606: Stirling-PDF - Authorization Bypass"
description: "Stirling-PDF 3.0.0 through 3.2.0 contains an authorization bypass caused by improper access control in processing folder handling, letting authenticated users read, modify, or delete other users' stored files, exploit requires authentication."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-113606/
---

# CVE-2026-113606 Stirling-PDF - Authorization Bypass

Stirling-PDF 3.0.0 through 3.2.0 contains an authorization bypass caused by improper access control in processing folder handling, letting authenticated users read, modify, or delete other users' stored files, exploit requires authentication.

CVSS base score 7.1 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113606)

## Details

Type

Authorization Bypass

Impact

Information Disclosure, Data Tampering

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

Published

20 October 2026

Updated

21 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-639](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/639.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to a version later than 3.2.0 or the latest available version.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113606](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113606)
- [https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/stirling-pdf-3.2.0-leftovers](https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/stirling-pdf-3.2.0-leftovers)
- [https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/stirling-storage-folder-idor](https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/stirling-storage-folder-idor)
- [https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/v3.2.0/app/proprietary/src/main/java/stirling/software/proprietary/policy/config/FolderAccessGuard.java](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/v3.2.0/app/proprietary/src/main/java/stirling/software/proprietary/policy/config/FolderAccessGuard.java)
- [https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/v3.2.0/app/proprietary/src/main/java/stirling/software/proprietary/policy/controller/ProcessingFolderController.java](https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/blob/v3.2.0/app/proprietary/src/main/java/stirling/software/proprietary/policy/controller/ProcessingFolderController.java)
- [https://github.com/abraxas/stirling-storage-folder-idor](https://github.com/abraxas/stirling-storage-folder-idor)
- [https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/stirling-pdf-3.0.0-through-3.2.0-authorization-bypass-via-processing-folders](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/stirling-pdf-3.0.0-through-3.2.0-authorization-bypass-via-processing-folders)

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## What this record can't tell you

- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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