CVE-2026-113792

mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.005 · 40 %ileUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.47% (40th) EPSS
CVSS 6 · medium
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1 products
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Who says so?
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EPSS · scored 2026-10-28

pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.20.1, calling PdfWriter.find_outline_item on a crafted PDF with a cyclic outline hierarchy can enter an infinite loop and block the current process. This issue is fixed in version 6.20.1.

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cvss

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6.0
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2.3–6

v4.06mediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/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:Xsecondary · security-advisories@github.com
v4.02.3lowCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/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:Xsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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weaknesses

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CWE-835USCWE-835US
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affected products (1)

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advisories (1)

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  • GHSA-qfv9-64jg-mh7ppypdf: Possible infinite loop in PdfWriter.find_outline_item2026-10-21ghsa · osvUS

    ### Impact An attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to an infinite loop. This requires calling `find_outline_item` on a `PdfWriter`. ### Patches This has been fixed in [pypdf==6.20.1](https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.20.1). ### Workarounds If you cannot upgrade yet, consider applying the changes from PR [#4188](https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/4188).

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osvNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2026-10-21modified 2026-10-23
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