CVE-2026-49461

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  "id": "CVE-2026-49461",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-06-22T21:16:25.070",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-25T23:10:00.167",
  "vulnStatus": "Analyzed",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.12.2, an attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to large memory usage. This requires extracting the text of a page which contains a form XObject with self-references. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.12.2."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "pypdf es una biblioteca PDF de Python puro, gratuita y de código abierto. Antes de la versión 6.12.2, un atacante que utiliza esta vulnerabilidad puede crear un PDF que provoca un gran consumo de memoria. Esto requiere extraer el texto de una página que contiene un XObject de formulario con autorreferencias. Esta vulnerabilidad está corregida en la versión 6.12.2."
    }
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    {
      "url": "https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3805",
      "source": "[email protected]",
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