PYSEC-2026-3005 pypdf has a possible infinite loop when loading circular /Prev entries in cross-reference streams

Impact An attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to an infinite loop. This requires reading the file. Patches This has been fixed in pypdf==6.7.2. Workarounds If users cannot upgrade yet, consider applying the changes from PR 3655...

CVE-2026-27628 pypdf has a possible infinite loop when loading circular /Prev entries in cross-reference streams

pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.7.2, an attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to an infinite loop. This requires reading the file. This has been fixed in pypdf 6.7.2. As a workaround, one may apply the patch manually...