CVE-2026-115580

HIGH
MEDIUM Priority: 0.03 BB Relevance: 64/100
Published: 2026-10-23 Modified: 2026-10-29 First seen: 2026-10-29 Status: active

Attack Surface

Network Low Complexity No Auth

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

Description

pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.21.2, an attacker can craft a PDF with a standard cross-reference table whose declared entry count exceeds what the file can contain, causing excessive processing and long runtimes when the file is opened. This issue is fixed in version 6.21.2.

Weakness Classification (1)

Affected Software (1)

VendorProductVersion
py-pdf pypdf < 6.21.2

Bug Bounty Relevance

64 / 100
✓ Network accessible
✓ No authentication
✓ Low complexity

CVSS Score

7.1 / 10.0 v4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.41%
Raw Score 0.004100
Percentile 35.2%
Date 2026-10-29

EPSS Trend

2026-10-29
0.00410
2026-10-28
0.00410

Intelligence Sources

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