PYSEC-2026-1829 pypdf has possible long runtimes for missing /Root object with large /Size values

Impact An attacker who exploits this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to possibly long runtimes for actually invalid files. This can be achieved by omitting the /Root entry in the trailer, while using a rather large /Size value. Only the non-strict reading mode is affected. Patches This...

CVE-2026-22690

pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to version 6.6.0, pypdf has possible long runtimes for missing /Root object with large /Size values. An attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to possibly long runtimes for actually invalid files. This can be...

CVE-2026-22690

pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to version 6.6.0, pypdf has possible long runtimes for missing /Root object with large /Size values. An attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to possibly long runtimes for actually invalid files. This can be...

CVE-2026-22690

CVE-2026-22690 affects the Python PDF library pypdf prior to version 6.6.0. The issue allows long runtimes for malformed PDFs caused by omitting the /Root entry in the trailer while using a large /Size value; the vulnerability occurs in non-strict reading mode. The problem has been addressed and ...