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🛡️ CVE-2026-48156 — pypdf

🟢 CVSS 3.3 — Low ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-834 OSV
3.3
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

pypdf: Possible long runtimes for zero-only width values in cross-reference streamsuntimes for zero-only width values in cross-reference streams

Impact

An attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to long runtimes. This requires cross-reference streams with /W [0 0 0] values and large /Size values.

Patches

This has been fixed in [pypdf==6.12.0](https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.12.0).

Workarounds

If developers are unable to upgrade their apps immediately, they should consider applying the changes from PR [#3791](https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3791).

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability low.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

  • Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Attack requirements: None — no deployment-specific condition has to hold.
  • Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
  • User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
  • Confidentiality impact: None.
  • Integrity impact: None.
  • Availability impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.

Weakness class

CVE-2026-48156 is classified as CWE-834: Excessive Iteration. A loop can be driven to run far longer than intended, tying up the process.

Affected software

CVE-2026-48156 is recorded against 1 package.

  • pypdf (fixed in 6.12.0)

Timeline and source

Published on 13 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from OSV.

References

github.com (Web)
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Package)
github.com (Web)
pypi.org (Package)
github.com (Advisory)

Other advisories for this package

pypdf has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-834: Excessive Iteration) in other software:

CVE-2026-48156 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Severity LOW
CVSS Score 3.3
CVSS Vector CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE CWE-834
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2026-07-13
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-07-13

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
pypdf — 6.12.0

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