pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.7.1, an attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to long runtimes. This requires a malformed /FlateDecode stream, where the byte-by-byte decompression is used. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.7.1.
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Advisories
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Github GHSA |
GHSA-9mvc-8737-8j8h | pypdf possibly has long runtimes for malformed FlateDecode streams |
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Sat, 21 Feb 2026 12:15:00 +0000
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cvssV3_1
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Fri, 20 Feb 2026 21:30:00 +0000
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| Description | pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.7.1, an attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to long runtimes. This requires a malformed /FlateDecode stream, where the byte-by-byte decompression is used. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.7.1. | |
| Title | pypdf possibly has long runtimes for malformed FlateDecode streams | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-770 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-02-20T21:12:33.537Z
Reserved: 2026-02-17T03:08:23.491Z
Link: CVE-2026-27026
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-02-20T22:16:29.023
Modified: 2026-02-20T22:16:29.023
Link: CVE-2026-27026
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