UNKNOWN PyPI

pypdf: Possible infinite loop when processing outlines/bookmarks in writer

GHSA-m2v9-299j-rv96 · CVE-2026-54531

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Description

Impact

An attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to an infinite loop. This requires merging a file with outlines into a writer.

Patches

This has been fixed in pypdf==6.13.0.

Workarounds

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

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