SecuriTricks - CVE-2026-40260

Description

pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. In versions prior to 6.10.0, manipulated XMP metadata entity declarations can exhaust RAM. An attacker who exploits this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to large memory usage. This requires parsing the XMP metadata. This issue has been fixed in version 6.10.0.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Py-pdf	Pypdf	<6.10.0

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-776

Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs ('XML Entity Expansion')

The product uses XML documents and allows their structure to be defined with a Document Type Definition (DTD), but it does not properly control the number of recursive definitions of entities.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
a	py-pdf	pypdf	<6.10.0	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/commit/b15a374e5ca648d4878e57c3b2c0551e7f8cc7f8

https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3724

https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.10.0

https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-3crg-w4f6-42mx

CVSS Score

6.9 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Attack Complexity: LOW
Attack Requirements: NONE
Privileges Required: NONE
User Interaction: NONE
Scope:
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: LOW
Exploit Maturity: NOT_DEFINED

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/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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Timeline

Published: April 17, 2026, 1:17 a.m.
Last Modified: April 17, 2026, 3:38 p.m.

Status : Undergoing Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

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CVE-2026-40260