CVE-2026-40260
pypdf: Manipulated XMP metadata entity declarations can exhaust RAM
Summary
pypdf: Manipulated XMP metadata entity declarations can exhaust RAM
Original description
The description as published by the source.
pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. In versions prior to 6.10.0, manipulated XMP metadata entity declarations can exhaust RAM. An attacker who exploits this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to large memory usage. This requires parsing the XMP metadata. This issue has been fixed in version 6.10.0.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD GitHub Advisory OSV
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2026-40260 pypdf
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-40260 pypdf2
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- patch github.com
- patch github.com
- web github.com