CVE-2026-59937 (GCVE-0-2026-59937)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-08 17:25 – Updated: 2026-07-09 14:41
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
pypdf: Possible long runtimes for repeated malformed cross-reference entries
Summary
pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.14.0, an attacker can craft a PDF with repeated malformed cross-reference streams that cause pypdf to spend long runtimes recovering broken cross-reference table entries. This issue is fixed in version 6.14.0.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-07-09 14:38 UTC
CWE
- CWE-400 - Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisori… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3887 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/commit/b5fc5aa714… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.14.0 | x_refsource_MISC |
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