Description
pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.16.1, an attacker can craft a PDF that causes pypdf/_doc_common.py _get_outline to consume long runtimes and large amounts of memory when retrieving document outlines with large numbers of entries or deeply nested reused paths because the traversal lacked global entry-count and nesting-depth limits. This issue is fixed in version 6.16.1.
Published: 2026-09-01
Score: 4.8 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-23w6-3w8w-8484 pypdf: Possible long runtimes/large memory usage when retrieving outlines
History

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Tue, 01 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.16.1, an attacker can craft a PDF that causes pypdf/_doc_common.py _get_outline to consume long runtimes and large amounts of memory when retrieving document outlines with large numbers of entries or deeply nested reused paths because the traversal lacked global entry-count and nesting-depth limits. This issue is fixed in version 6.16.1.
Title pypdf: Possible long runtimes/large memory usage when retrieving outlines
Weaknesses CWE-405
CWE-834
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-01T20:00:59.455Z

Reserved: 2026-09-01T16:17:43.079Z

Link: CVE-2026-84310

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-01T21:18:46.740

Modified: 2026-09-01T21:18:46.740

Link: CVE-2026-84310

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-09-01T20:00:59Z

Links: CVE-2026-84310 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-405

    Asymmetric Resource Consumption (Amplification)

  • CWE-770

    Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

  • CWE-834

    Excessive Iteration