[ CVE-2026-115585 · Published 23 Oct 2026 ]

pypdf: Possible long runtimes for repeated malformed cross-reference entries (Follow-up)

CVSS 7.1 EPSS <1%Fix available

[ Description ]Official description

pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.21.2, an incomplete remediation for repeated malformed cross-reference entries in GHSA-55h5-xmcq-c37v could still trigger a complete PDF stream reload during each recovery attempt even when a recovery cache was present, causing crafted cross-reference streams to produce long runtimes. This issue is fixed in version 6.21.2.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

  • pypdf 6.21.2Fixed version · GitHub Advisories · pip package pypdf: upgrade to 6.21.2 or later (affected < 6.21.2)

[ Packages ]Affected open-source packages