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pypdf: Possible long runtimes for repeated malformed cross-reference entries
pypdf: Possible long runtimes for repeated malformed cross-reference entries
Affected packages
- pypdf— before 6.14.0
Exploit signal
- Known exploited (CISA KEV)
- No
- EPSS score
- 0.34%
- EPSS percentile
- 26.7%
EPSS is the probability a CVE is exploited in the wild; percentile is its rank among all CVEs. This advisory is in the top 27%.
Sources
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-55h5-xmcq-c37v
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59937
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3887
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/commit/b5fc5aa714f4b696fb9b1deaa35a9e4a4eb50dae
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.14.0
Structured record: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-55h5-xmcq-c37v
Recommended response stack
Snyk — Scan your dependencies in CI and fix this vulnerability.→Socket — Detect malicious and compromised packages before they ship.→
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