Medium 5.3Published Apr 17, 2026

CVE-2026-40260pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library.

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 06:50 UTC)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. In versions prior to 6.10.0, manipulated XMP metadata entity declarations can exhaust RAM. An attacker who exploits this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to large memory usage. This requires parsing the XMP metadata. This issue has been fixed in version 6.10.0.

CVSS: 5.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weakness (CWE): CWE-776
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Jun 17, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

pypdf_project pypdf pypdf_project:pypdf	before 6.10.0	NVD

References

https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/commit/b15a374e5ca648d4878e57c3b2c0551e7f8cc7f8patch
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3724issue-tracking, patch
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.10.0product, release-notes
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-3crg-w4f6-42mxmitigation, patch, vendor-advisory

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