CVE-2026-84309

pypdf versions prior to 6.16.0 are vulnerable to an infinite loop in TreeObject.insert_child (pypdf/generic/_data_structures.py). An attacker can craft a PDF with a cyclic tree structure that causes the method to follow /Next links indefinitely when a writing code path inserts a child, resulting ...

CVE-2026-84309 pypdf: Possible infinite loop for TreeObject.insert_child

pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.16.0, an attacker can craft a PDF whose cyclic tree structure causes pypdf/generic/datastructures.py TreeObject.insertchild to follow /Next links indefinitely when a writing code path inserts a child, producing an infinite loop...

EUVD-2026-69477

pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.16.0, an attacker can craft a PDF whose cyclic tree structure causes pypdf/generic/datastructures.py TreeObject.insertchild to follow /Next links indefinitely when a writing code path inserts a child, producing an infinite loop...