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UNKNOWN PyPI

pypdf: Possible infinite loop when retrieving fonts for layout-mode text extraction

GHSA-52x6-gq3r-vpf4 · CVE-2026-54530

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Description

Impact

An attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to an infinite loop. This requires extracting the text in layout mode.

Patches

This has been fixed in pypdf==6.13.0.

Workarounds

If you cannot upgrade yet, consider applying the changes from PR #3830.

References

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