Bug 2394468 (CVE-2025-11059, GHSA-9mv7-3c64-mmqw)

Summary: CVE-2025-11059 xml2rfc: xml2rfc is vulnerable to arbitrary file reads through prepped files
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A flaw was found in xml2rfc PDF generation. This vulnerability allows an attacker to read arbitrary files from the filesystem via a maliciously crafted link element in RFCXML input.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-09-10 22:03:01 UTC 
### Impact

When generating PDF files, this vulnerability allows an attacker to read arbitrary files from the filesystem by injecting malicious link element into the prepped RFCXML.

### Workarounds

Test untrusted input with `link` elements with `rel="attachment"` before processing.

### References
This is related to [GHSA-cfmv-h8fx-85m7](https://github.com/ietf-tools/xml2rfc/security/advisories/GHSA-cfmv-h8fx-85m7).