PT-2026-34562
CVE-2026-41168
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Published
2026-04-15
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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 6.10.1
Description
A flaw in the pure-python PDF library allows an attacker to craft a PDF that results in long runtimes. This is achieved by using cross-reference streams with incorrect large
/Size values or object streams with incorrect large /N values.Recommendations
Update to version 6.10.1.
As a temporary workaround, apply the changes from the patch manually.
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