CVE-2026-102994: pypdf: Possible long runtimes/large memory usage when parsing indirect objects

October 1, 2026

An attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to long runtimes. This requires reading a PDF document with long indirect object headers, not terminated by whitespace.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-5jq2-8x83-x246
github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/commit/82501d2993c6387833c4949d205caeb188f8bb9e
github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/4055
github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.18.0
github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-5jq2-8x83-x246
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-102994

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