CVE-2026-102999
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.19.0, a crafted PDF containing many embedded files can cause the dictionary-based attachments API in pypdf/_doc_common.py to reparse the full attachment list for each content lookup, producing repeated work and long runtimes when an application accesses the embedded-file mapping. This issue is fixed in version 6.19.0.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.7
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-09-30 21:17:07.343000
Last modified
2026-11-02 16:06:04.477000
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