CVE-2026-119205 pypdf - Denial of Service

pypdf < 6.21.4 contains an infinite loop vulnerability caused by improper clone traversal of cyclic DictionaryObject, letting attackers cause denial of service via crafted PDFs, exploit requires crafted cyclic DictionaryObject.

CVSS base score 7.1 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Not required
EPSS
0.30% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Denial of Service
Impact
Denial Of Service
CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Published
29 October 2026
Updated
31 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-835

Vendor fix

Update to version 6.21.4 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

References

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