CVE-2025-62707
highpypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library.
Vendor / product: Py-pdf — pypdf
pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to version 6.1.3, an attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to an infinite loop. This requires parsing the content stream of a page which has an inline image using the DCTDecode filter. This has been fixed in pypdf version 6.1.3.
CVSS
7.5
7.5 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (nvd@nist.gov)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2025-10-22 22:15
Modified: 2026-11-02 16:06
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 1 day ago
Verified against the source API 2026-11-03 07:33 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
py-pdf / pypdf <6.1.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
Patch / mitigation: https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/commit/f2864d6dd9bac7cecd3f4f54308b25ebbfa178f8
Patch / mitigation: https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3501
References
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/commit/f2864d6dd9bac7cecd3f4f54308b25ebbfa178f8 security-advisories@github.com
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3501 security-advisories@github.com
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.1.3 security-advisories@github.com
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-vr63-x8vc-m265 security-advisories@github.com
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-11-03 07:33 UTC · record ↗