CVE-2026-115572

— UNSCOREDpublic exploit available

Published 2026-10-23 · Updated 2026-10-26

AI analysis for this CVE has not been generated yet. Raw NVD data is shown below.

NVD description

pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.21.2, an attacker can craft a PDF that repeatedly references the same nonexistent indirect object, causing relevant file parts such as pages to trigger repeated full-file recovery loads and long runtimes when accessed. This issue is fixed in version 6.21.2.

Weaknesses

CWE-400

Public exploit & PoC references

https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/commit/68a0e5046cc9e14a6c24a21a713f3c7fbde18b4b
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/4240
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.21.2
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-6c7f-9265-g8fw

All references

https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/commit/68a0e5046cc9e14a6c24a21a713f3c7fbde18b4b
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/4240
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.21.2
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-6c7f-9265-g8fw

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