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Vulnerability Details CVE-2026-22691

pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to version 6.6.0, pypdf has possible long runtimes for malformed startxref. An attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to possibly long runtimes for invalid startxref entries. When rebuilding the cross-reference table, PDF files with lots of whitespace characters become problematic. Only the non-strict reading mode is affected. Only the non-strict reading mode is affected. This issue has been patched in version 6.6.0.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 17.5%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 5.3
Products affected by CVE-2026-22691


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