CVE-2026-84309
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
Priority: 0.01
BB Relevance:
49/100
Published: 2026-09-01
Modified: 2026-11-02
First seen: 2026-11-02
Status: active
Attack Surface
Low Complexity
No Auth
No Interaction
CVSS Vector Breakdown
AV:
Local
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 6.16.0, an attacker can craft a PDF whose cyclic tree structure causes pypdf/generic/_data_structures.py TreeObject.insert_child to follow /Next links indefinitely when a writing code path inserts a child, producing an infinite loop. This issue is fixed in version 6.16.0.
Weakness Classification (1)
References & Advisories (4)
Release Notes
Patch
Vendor Advisory
Patch
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