CVE-2026-41168
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. An attacker who uses a vulnerability present in versions prior to 6.10.1 can craft a PDF which leads to long runtimes. This requires cross-reference streams with wrong large `/Size` values or object streams with wrong large `/N` values. This has been fixed in pypdf 6.10.1. As a workaround, one may apply the changes from the patch manually.
CVSS
5.3
5.3 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (nvd@nist.gov)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-04-22 21:17
Modified: 2026-11-02 16:06
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 1 day ago
Verified against the source API 2026-11-03 07:34 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 <6.10.1
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/62338e9d36419cf193ccec7331784f45df1d70b3
Patch / mitigation: https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3733
Patch / mitigation: https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-jj6c-8h6c-hppx
References
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/commit/62338e9d36419cf193ccec7331784f45df1d70b3 security-advisories@github.com
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3733 security-advisories@github.com
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.10.1 security-advisories@github.com
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-jj6c-8h6c-hppx security-advisories@github.com
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-11-03 07:34 UTC · record ↗