CVE 6.9 MEDIUM

pypdf: Possible infinite loop when processing threads/articles in writer_CVE-2026-54651

6.9 / 10
MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Description

pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.13.1, an attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to an infinite loop. This requires merging a file with threads/articles into a writer. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.13.1.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-54651
Source GitHub_M
Published Jun 22, 2026 at 20:28

Affected Product

Vendor py-pdf
Product pypdf
Version < 6.13.1
Affected Versions py-pdf pypdf < 6.13.1

CWE Classification

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