CVE-2026-71852
lowpypdf 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 6.15.0, a crafted PDF can cause long runtimes and large memory consumption when pypdf/_font.py function Font._collect_cid_character_widths expands unusually large CID font /W width ranges or excessive width entries during text extraction. This issue is fixed in 6.15.0.
CVSS
3.3
3.3 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (nvd@nist.gov)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-08-07 19:18
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 <6.15.0
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/51cb6acf9e8a35b77e90b4d87d28fe3e1416d7d7
Patch / mitigation: https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3946
Patch / mitigation: https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-fwg2-594c-jp42
References
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/commit/51cb6acf9e8a35b77e90b4d87d28fe3e1416d7d7 security-advisories@github.com
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3946 security-advisories@github.com
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.15.0 security-advisories@github.com
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-fwg2-594c-jp42 security-advisories@github.com
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-11-03 07:34 UTC · record ↗