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CVE-2026-102997

HIGH
MEDIUM Priority: 0.03 BB Relevance: 77/100
Published: 2026-09-30 Modified: 2026-11-02 First seen: 2026-11-02 Status: active

Attack Surface

Network Low Complexity No Auth No Interaction

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Network
AC: Low
PR: None
UI: None
S: X
AT: None
VC: None
VI: None
VA: High

Description

pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.18.1, a crafted PDF containing a partially malformed /FlateDecode stream with padded data can force pypdf/filters.py to use inefficient byte-by-byte decompression while the earlier recovery counter fails to advance for bytes that successfully decode, causing long runtimes and application unavailability. This is a residual issue after the malformed FlateDecode recovery fix. This issue is fixed in version 6.18.1.

Weakness Classification (2)

Affected Software (1)

VendorProductVersion
py-pdf pypdf < 6.18.1

References & Advisories (4)

Bug Bounty Relevance

77 / 100
✓ Network accessible
✓ No authentication
✓ Low complexity
✓ No user interaction

CVSS Score

8.7 / 10.0 v4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/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

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.34%
Raw Score 0.003400
Percentile 27.9%
Date 2026-11-13

EPSS Trend

2026-11-13
0.00340
2026-11-12
0.00340
2026-11-10
0.00340
2026-11-09
0.00340
2026-11-08
0.00340
2026-11-07
0.00340
2026-11-06
0.00340
2026-11-05
0.00340
2026-11-04
0.00340
2026-11-03
0.00340
2026-11-02
0.00340

Intelligence Sources

nvd ref →

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