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/_page.py PageObject._extract_text and PageObject.extract_xform_text to traverse a directed acyclic graph of reused form XObjects in which each form invokes a child multiple times, creating exponentially many traversal paths and causing long runtimes and large memory consumption. 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-763m-79hh-57f2 pypdf: Possible long runtimes/large memory usage when extracting XForm objects
History

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 02:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Py-pdf
Py-pdf pypdf
Vendors & Products Py-pdf
Py-pdf pypdf

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/_page.py PageObject._extract_text and PageObject.extract_xform_text to traverse a directed acyclic graph of reused form XObjects in which each form invokes a child multiple times, creating exponentially many traversal paths and causing long runtimes and large memory consumption. This issue is fixed in version 6.16.1.
Title pypdf: Possible long runtimes/large memory usage when extracting XForm objects
Weaknesses 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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-01T20:03:13.421Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-84311

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-01T21:18:46.887

Modified: 2026-09-01T21:18:46.887

Link: CVE-2026-84311

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-09-01T20:03:13Z

Links: CVE-2026-84311 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-02T02:15:12Z

Weaknesses