CVE-2026-22690

Summary

pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to version 6.6.0, pypdf has possible long runtimes for missing /Root object with large /Size values. An attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to possibly long runtimes for actually invalid files. This can be achieved by omitting the /Root entry in the trailer, while using a rather large /Size value. Only the non-strict reading mode is affected. This issue has been patched in version 6.6.0.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• CWE-400: CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

• SSVC:
• Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: yes
  • Technical Impact: partial

References

• https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-4xc4-762w-m6cg
• https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3594
• https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/commit/294165726b646bb7799be1cc787f593f2fdbcf45
• https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.6.0

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