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pypdf, pypdf2 — security advisory
pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.12.1, an attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to large memory usage. This requires parsing large XMP metadata, possibly with lots of unnecessary elements. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.12.1.
- Products
- pypdf, pypdf2
- Affected versions
- 2.12.1-3, 2.12.1-3+deb12u1, 2.12.1-4, 3.17.4-1, 3.4.1-1, 3.4.1-1+deb12u1, 4.0.0-1, 4.0.0-1~exp1, 4.0.1-1, 4.0.2-1, 4.1.0-1, 4.2.0-1, 4.3.1-1, 5.4.0-1, 6.19.0-1, 6.9.0-1, 6.9.2-1, 6.9.2-2
- Fixed versions
- 6.19.0-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-48735
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 30 Oct 2026, 16:42 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.12.1, an attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to large memory usage. This requires parsing large XMP metadata, possibly with lots of unnecessary elements. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.12.1.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2026-48735
pypdf
Fixed versions: Not specified
pypdf
Fixed versions: Not specified
pypdf
Fixed versions: 6.19.0-1
pypdf2
Fixed versions: Not specified
Complete source record
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