CVE-2026-102994
HIGHCVSS 7.5Description
pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.18.0, a crafted PDF containing indirect-object identifiers or generation-number tokens that continue for a long time without whitespace can cause pypdf/_reader.py and pypdf/generic/_base.py to scan excessive input through read_until_whitespace, resulting in long runtimes and application unavailability. This issue is fixed in version 6.18.0.
Timeline
Published:September 30th, 2026 8:17 PM
Last modified:November 2nd, 2026 4:06 PM
CVSS Scoring
CVSS v3: 7.5 (HIGH)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Software
From NVD CPE configuration data
Vendors
py-pdf
Products
pypdf
References & Reports
Advisories, patches, and third-party reports
Source: NIST NVD · Data may lag official sources by up to one minute