CVE-2026-119207
mediumpypdf 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 6.21.3, pypdf can consume excessive memory when strict mode loads a crafted invalid PDF dictionary. Nested parsing failures add repeated exception text to newly raised errors, allowing a small malformed dictionary to amplify into very large error messages. This issue is fixed in version 6.21.3.
CVSS
5.5
5.5 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (nvd@nist.gov)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-10-29 21:17
Modified: 2026-11-02 16:06
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 1 day ago
Verified against the source API 2026-11-03 07:35 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 <6.21.3
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/64270258c0eced720f7960aecf8cef31afd39f8d
Patch / mitigation: https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/4265
Patch / mitigation: https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-4vqv-7265-gm2w
References
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/commit/64270258c0eced720f7960aecf8cef31afd39f8d security-advisories@github.com
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/4265 security-advisories@github.com
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.21.3 security-advisories@github.com
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-4vqv-7265-gm2w security-advisories@github.com
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-11-03 07:35 UTC · record ↗