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NVD Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2026-49461
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Source-security-advisories@github.com
View Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) details
Published At-22 Jun, 2026 | 21:16
Updated At-25 Jun, 2026 | 16:48

pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.12.2, an attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to large memory usage. This requires extracting the text of a page which contains a form XObject with self-references. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.12.2.

CISA Catalog
Date AddedDue DateVulnerability NameRequired Action
N/A
Date Added: N/A
Due Date: N/A
Vulnerability Name: N/A
Required Action: N/A
Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Secondary4.06.9MEDIUM
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/E:X/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
Primary3.15.5MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
N/A
Type: Secondary
Version: 4.0
Base score: 6.9
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
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/E:X/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
Type: Primary
Version: 3.1
Base score: 5.5
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Type: N/A
Version:
Base score:
Base severity: N/A
Vector:
CPE Matches
pypdf_project
pypdf_project
>>pypdf>>Versions before 6.12.2(exclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:pypdf_project:pypdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
CWE-400Secondarysecurity-advisories@github.com
CWE ID: CWE-400
Type: Secondary
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Evaluator Description
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Vendor Statements
References
HyperlinkSourceResource
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3805security-advisories@github.com
Issue Tracking
Patch
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.12.2security-advisories@github.com
Patch
Release Notes
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-j543-4vmf-qm7vsecurity-advisories@github.com
Patch
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3805
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Resource:
Issue Tracking
Patch
Hyperlink: https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.12.2
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Resource:
Patch
Release Notes
Hyperlink: https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-j543-4vmf-qm7v
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Resource:
Patch
Vendor Advisory
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