VDB
GHSA-x7hp-r3qg-r3cj
GHSA-x7hp-r3qg-r3cj
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.599999904632568 MEDIUM
pypdf: Manipulated FlateDecode XFA streams can exhaust RAM
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published February 26, 2026
pypdf is fixed in 6.7.3 (PyPI)
pypdf: Manipulated FlateDecode XFA streams can exhaust RAM
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| pypdf | PyPI | 6.7.3 |
Risk scores
CVSS 4.0
6.599999904632568
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| PyPI | pypdf | 0 |
| PyPI | pypdf | 0 |
Timeline
- Feb 26, 2026 CVE Published
- Mar 2, 2026 Security Advisory
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References
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3658 fix
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/commit/7a4c8246ed48d9d328fb596942271da47b6d109c fix
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-x7hp-r3qg-r3cj url
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf package
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.7.3 fix
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27888 vendor-advisory
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-x7hp-r3qg-r3cj vendor-advisory