---
id: CVE-2026-82472
title: >-
  Documenso before 2.13.0 accepts PDF file uploads on the /api/files/upload-pdf
  endpoint without requiring authentication, session tokens, or API credentials
summary: >-
  Documenso before 2.13.0 accepts PDF file uploads on the /api/files/upload-pdf
  endpoint without requiring authentication, session tokens, or API credentials.
  Unauthenticated attackers can upload arbitrary PDF files indefinitely to
  exhaust…
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-306
vendor: documenso
product: documenso
affected:
  - documenso < 2.13.0
published: '2026-08-29'
updated: '2026-09-24'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-24T21:08:55.030'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-82472'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/documenso/documenso'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/documenso/documenso/blob/v2.12.0/apps/remix/server/api/files/files.ts
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/documenso/documenso/commit/4f346d3c2d5264f221e4d787e162f16051e44114
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/documenso-before-2.13.0-unauthenticated-file-upload-via-api-files-upload-pdf
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00755
epssPercentile: 0.53154
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-08-31T16:33:59.893494Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-08-30T12:52:23.954Z'
---

## Overview

Documenso before 2.13.0 accepts PDF file uploads on the /api/files/upload-pdf endpoint without requiring authentication, session tokens, or API credentials. Unauthenticated attackers can upload arbitrary PDF files indefinitely to exhaust storage resources or fill the database with unlinked document records.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.