VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-49460

CVSS score3.3 LOW
EPSS probability0.17%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-06-22
Last modified2026-10-25
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Description

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 long runtimes. This requires accessing a stream which uses the /FlateDecode filter with a PNG predictor. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.12.2.

Weakness classification

  • security-advisories@github.com: CWE-407

Primary references