Back
CVE-2026-41314
pypdf: Manipulated FlateDecode image dimensions can exhaust RAM
Medium4.8EPSS 0.23%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- GitHub_M
Description
pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. An attacker who uses a vulnerability present in versions prior to 6.10.2 can craft a PDF which leads to the RAM being exhausted. This requires accessing an image using `/FlateDecode` with large size values. This has been fixed in pypdf 6.10.2. As a workaround, one may apply the changes from the patch manually.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub_MCNA (assigner) | 4.0 | Medium4.8 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 4.0 | Medium4.8 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.23% · top 87% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial
Loading the EPSS history…
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.8.
Weakness
Affected products
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
References (4)
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-x284-j5p8-9c5p (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3734 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/commit/ac734dab4eef92bcce50d503949b4d9887d89f11 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.10.2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISC
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-x284-j5p8-9c5p (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Badge for a README or a ticket
[](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2026-41314)Record last updated .