Description
pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.8.0, an attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to large memory usage. This requires parsing a content stream with a rather large /Length value, regardless of the actual data length inside the stream. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.8.0.
Published: 2026-03-10
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Denial of Service via memory exhaustion
Action: Patch
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-hqmh-ppp3-xvm7 pypdf: manipulated stream length values can exhaust RAM
History

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Pypdf Project
Pypdf Project pypdf
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:pypdf_project:pypdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Pypdf Project
Pypdf Project pypdf
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Py-pdf
Py-pdf pypdf
Vendors & Products Py-pdf
Py-pdf pypdf

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Tue, 10 Mar 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.8.0, an attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to large memory usage. This requires parsing a content stream with a rather large /Length value, regardless of the actual data length inside the stream. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.8.0.
Title pypdf: manipulated stream length values can exhaust RAM
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-11T15:59:26.902Z

Reserved: 2026-03-09T17:41:56.077Z

Link: CVE-2026-31826

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-11T15:51:56.361Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-03-10T22:16:20.483

Modified: 2026-03-17T20:52:08.673

Link: CVE-2026-31826

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-03-10T21:36:52Z

Links: CVE-2026-31826 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-16T09:30:06Z

Weaknesses