CVE-2026-40260

mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.004 · 36 %ileEURUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.42% (36th) EPSS
CVSS 5.3 · medium
Is it mine?
12 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
5 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · osv

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

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.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

6.9
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2.7–6.9

v3.15.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Lprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 1.4
v3.15.3mediumAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Lsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.15.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Lsecondary · OSV
v4.06.9mediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:Nsecondary · ENISA EU
v4.06.9mediumCVSS: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:Xsecondary · security-advisories@github.com
v4.02.7lowCVSS: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: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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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical Impact: partialcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-776USCWE-776USCWE-776US
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affected products (12)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • GHSA-3crg-w4f6-42mxpypdf: Manipulated XMP metadata entity declarations can exhaust RAM2026-04-10ghsa · osvUS

    ### Impact An attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to large memory usage. This requires parsing the XMP metadata. ### Patches This has been fixed in [pypdf==6.10.0](https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.10.0). ### Workarounds If you cannot upgrade yet, consider applying the changes from PR [#3724](https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3724).

  • PYSEC-2026-3006pypdf: Manipulated XMP metadata entity declarations can exhaust RAM2026-07-13vendor · osvUS

    ### Impact An attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to large memory usage. This requires parsing the XMP metadata. ### Patches This has been fixed in [pypdf==6.10.0](https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.10.0). ### Workarounds If you cannot upgrade yet, consider applying the changes from PR [#3724](https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3724).

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also known as (7)

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sources

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cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bduosvnvdNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2026-04-17modified 2026-06-17
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references (10)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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