Medium 6.0Published Oct 21, 2026

CVE-2026-113792pypdf: Possible infinite loop in PdfWriter.find_outline_item

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-22 08:00 UTC)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.20.1, calling PdfWriter.find_outline_item on a crafted PDF with a cyclic outline hierarchy can enter an infinite loop and block the current process. This issue is fixed in version 6.20.1.

CVSS: 6.0 MEDIUM (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-835
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: GitHub_M
NVD analysis: Received
Record last updated: Oct 21, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 21, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

py-pdf pypdf py_pdf:pypdf (from the name)	before 6.20.1	CNA record

References

https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-qfv9-64jg-mh7px-refsource-confirm
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/4188x-refsource-misc
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/commit/c9c35b4471c2eb5fe078094f6c816e69d4ed25a0x-refsource-misc
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.20.1x-refsource-misc

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