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CVE-2026-28351 Details

Description

pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to version 6.7.4, an attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to large memory usage. This requires parsing the content stream using the RunLengthDecode filter. This has been fixed in pypdf 6.7.4. As a workaround, consider applying the changes from PR #3664.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.3 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/commit/f309c6003746414dc7b5048c19e6d879ff2dc858 [email protected]Patch
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3664 [email protected]Issue TrackingPatch
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.7.4 [email protected]Release Notes
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-f2v5-7jq9-h8cg [email protected]PatchVendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource Consumption[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
pypdf project pypdf
< 6.7.4

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:pypdf_project:pypdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-28351
NVD Published Date:
Feb 27, 2026
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2026-28351 Details - Not Deferred