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CVE-2026-59936

pypdf: Possible infinite loop for not terminated inline images

Published: Jul 8, 2026Updated: Jul 9, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-400
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 73.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.14.1, an attacker can craft a PDF with a page content stream containing a not terminated inline image, causing an infinite loop during inline image end marker detection such as when extracting page text. This issue is fixed in version 6.14.1.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-400

Affected Products

py-pdf
package-ecosystemaka pypdf, pypdf2
pypdfOn-prem
OSS Libraries / pypi
pypdf project
oss-project
pypdfLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-5xf7-4p34-54qr
github.com
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3891
github.com
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/commit/ec3b14596186c40caca7cf8ab9b2155203e01b5b
github.com
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