Medium
pypdf: Possible infinite loop in PdfWriter.find_outline_item
pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.20.1, calling PdfWriter.find_outline_item on a crafted PDF with a cyclic outline hierarchy can enter an infinite loop and block the current process. This issue is fixed in version 6.20.1.
Announced Group revision 1
Original source ↗CVE-2026-113792
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-113792
pypdf
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
- Affected versions
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- Prerequisites
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Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
[
{
"vendor": "py-pdf",
"product": "pypdf",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "< 6.20.1"
}
]
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-113792
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- Event
- #53056 · Revision 1
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