pypdf: pypdf: Denial of Service via crafted PDF XForm objects

cve CVE-2026-84311 2 sources, 2 claims · Watch

Red Hat writes:
pypdf: pypdf: Denial of Service via crafted PDF XForm objects the claim

Severity they disagree: LOW NVD
moderate Red Hat
CVSS they disagree: 3.3 NVD
5.5 Red Hat
Vendor: py-pdf NVD
Product: pypdf NVD
CWE: CWE-834 NVD
CWE-770 Red Hat

How far exploitation has got

No public code known
Proof of concept
Proof of concept, verified
A Metasploit module
Exploited in the wild
Used in ransomware campaigns

Why the CVSS differs

Metric	NVD	Red Hat
Attack vector AV	local L	local L
Attack complexity AC	low L	low L
Privileges required PR	none N	none N
User interaction UI	required R	required R
Scope S	unchanged U	unchanged U
Confidentiality C	none N	none N
Integrity I	none N	none N
Availability A	low L	high H

Each source scores the same vulnerability from what it judges the attack to need. The rows marked are where they judge it differently.

Timeline

2026-09-01	first spoke of it: 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.	NVD
2026-09-01	first spoke of it: pypdf: pypdf: Denial of Service via crafted PDF XForm objects	Red Hat

What it is to other things

affects	pypdf_project/pypdf NVD
made_by	pypdf_project NVD

In words only, so not counted until a person confirms one:

made_by	`py_pdf` NVD says “py-pdf”
affects	`py_pdf/pypdf` NVD says “py-pdf · pypdf”

Every value, with what each source said and its receipt

Property Source Said Means here

Automatable

automatable

NVD

At least one of those steps needs a person.

receipt

Source: NVD
Its words: no
Read by: field:cve.metrics.ssvcV203[].ssvcData.options[].automatable
Said since: 2026-10-06 12:31 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-10-06 12:31 UTC	no
2026-10-05 18:25 UTC	—

What the source handed over

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CVSS

cvss

conflict

NVD

3.3

receipt

Source: NVD
Its words: 3.3
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Said since: 2026-10-05 18:25 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

What the source handed over

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CVSS

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Red Hat

5.5

receipt

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Said since: 2026-09-29 09:44 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 13:02 UTC
Original: open at the source

What the source handed over

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Cvss4

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NVD

4.8

receipt

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Said since: 2026-10-06 12:31 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-10-06 12:31 UTC	4.8
2026-10-05 18:25 UTC	—

What the source handed over

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—

Cvss4 vector

cvss4_vector

NVD

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receipt

Source: NVD
Its words: 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/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
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Said since: 2026-10-06 12:31 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-10-06 12:31 UTC	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/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
2026-10-05 18:25 UTC	—

What the source handed over

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—

CVSS vector

cvss_vector

not compared

NVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

receipt

Source: NVD
Its words: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Read by: field:cve.metrics.cvssMetricV31[type=Primary].cvssData.vectorString || field:cve.metrics.cvssMetricV31[].cvssData.vectorString
Said since: 2026-10-06 12:31 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-10-06 12:31 UTC	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
2026-10-05 18:25 UTC	—

What the source handed over

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—

CVSS vector

cvss_vector

not compared

Red Hat

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

receipt

Source: Red Hat
Its words: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Read by: field:cvss3_scoring_vector
Said since: 2026-10-06 13:01 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 13:02 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-10-06 13:01 UTC	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2026-09-29 09:44 UTC	—

What the source handed over

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—

CWE

cwe

different words

NVD

CWE-834

receipt

Source: NVD
Its words: CWE-834
Read by: field:cve.weaknesses[].description[].value
Said since: 2026-10-06 12:31 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-10-06 12:31 UTC	CWE-834
2026-10-05 18:25 UTC	—

What the source handed over

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—

CWE

cwe

different words

Red Hat

CWE-770

receipt

Source: Red Hat
Its words: CWE-770
Read by: field:CWE
Said since: 2026-09-29 09:44 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 13:02 UTC
Original: open at the source

What the source handed over

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Exploitation

exploitation

NVD

none

No evidence of exploitation, and no public proof of concept.

receipt

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Its words: none
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Said since: 2026-10-06 12:31 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-10-06 12:31 UTC	none
2026-10-05 18:25 UTC	—

What the source handed over

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Product

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NVD

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receipt

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Said since: 2026-10-05 18:25 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

What the source handed over

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Severity

severity

conflict

NVD

LOW

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receipt

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Said since: 2026-10-06 12:31 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-10-06 12:31 UTC	LOW
2026-10-05 18:25 UTC	—

What the source handed over

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Severity

severity

conflict

Red Hat

moderate

A flaw that is harder to exploit, or whose impact is limited.

receipt

Source: Red Hat
Its words: moderate
Read by: field:severity
Said since: 2026-09-29 09:44 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 13:02 UTC
Original: open at the source

What the source handed over

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Analyzed

receipt

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Said since: 2026-10-05 18:25 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
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Technical impact

technical_impact

NVD

partial

The attacker gains limited control, or limited information.

receipt

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Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-10-06 12:31 UTC	partial
2026-10-05 18:25 UTC	—

What the source handed over

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Vendor

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NVD

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Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

What the source handed over

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—

Every claim, by kind

vulnerability

pypdf: pypdf: Denial of Service via crafted PDF XForm objects zetlyn/cve-redhat · 2026-09-01	cvss 5.5 cvss_vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H cwe CWE-770 severity moderate	source
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. zetlyn/cve-nvd · 2026-09-01	automatable no cvss 3.3 cvss4 4.8 cvss4_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/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 cvss_vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L cwe CWE-834 exploitation none product pypdf severity LOW status Analyzed technical_impact partial vendor py-pdf	source