PT-2026-32055
CVE-2026-40260
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Published
2026-04-10
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Updated
2026-08-14
Description by
CVSS 4.0
6.9
MediumMetricsAV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
pypdf versions prior to 6.10.0
Description
Manipulated XMP metadata entity declarations can exhaust RAM. An attacker can craft a PDF that leads to large memory usage when the XMP metadata is parsed.
Recommendations
Update to version 6.10.0.
As a temporary workaround, apply the changes from PR #3724.
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