pypdf: Unvalidated JPEG image data loading
pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.21.1, an attacker can craft a PDF containing image data labeled with the /DCTDecode filter that causes Pillow to select and invoke an unintended image parser when the image is loaded. Environments without the optional Pillow dependency are not affected. This issue is fixed in version 6.21.1.
- Products
- pypdf
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-113786
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 16:33 UTC · Revision 2
Source evidence
pypdf: Unvalidated JPEG image data loading
core-cve · Original sourcePublished 21 Oct 2026, 14:38 UTC
pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.21.1, an attacker can craft a PDF containing image data labeled with the /DCTDecode filter that causes Pillow to select and invoke an unintended image parser when the image is loaded. Environments without the optional Pillow dependency are not affected. This issue is fixed in version 6.21.1.
cve:CVE-2026-113786
pypdf
Fixed versions: Not specified
Complete source record
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