CVEvulnerability
CVE-2026-27628
1.2 LOW
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2026-02-25
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 4.0 ([email protected])
- 1.2 LOW — CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-835
Description
pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.7.2, an attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to an infinite loop. This requires reading the file. This has been fixed in pypdf 6.7.2. As a workaround, one may apply the patch manually.
Affected configurations
• pypdf project pypdf (< 6.7.2)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition weakness
References
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/commit/f0a462d36971cf077d74492a348d0d06fd60ea4d github.com
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/issues/3654 Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-2rw7-x74f-jg35 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/issues/3654 Issue Tracking, Patch