CVE-2026-41312 pypdf: Manipulated FlateDecode predictor parameters can exhaust RAM

pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. An attacker who uses a vulnerability present in versions prior to 6.10.2 can craft a PDF which leads to the RAM being exhausted. This requires accessing a stream compressed using /FlateDecode with a /Predictor unequal 1 and large predictor...

CVE-2026-41312

CVE-2026-41312 affects the pypdf Python library. Versions prior to 6.10.2 are vulnerable where an attacker can craft a PDF containing a /FlateDecode stream with a /Predictor not equal to 1 and large predictor parameters, causing RAM exhaustion (local access; potential DoS). Affects pypdf’s handli...

CVE-2026-41312 pypdf: Manipulated FlateDecode predictor parameters can exhaust RAM

pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. An attacker who uses a vulnerability present in versions prior to 6.10.2 can craft a PDF which leads to the RAM being exhausted. This requires accessing a stream compressed using /FlateDecode with a /Predictor unequal 1 and large predictor...

pypdf: Manipulated FlateDecode predictor parameters can exhaust RAM

Impact An attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to the RAM being exhausted. This requires accessing a stream compressed using /FlateDecode with a /Predictor unequal 1 and large predictor parameters. Patches This has been fixed in pypdf==6.10.2. Workarounds If you cannot...