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.