CVE-2026-48735

mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.001 · 2 %ileEUFRRUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.13% (2nd) EPSS
CVSS 5.5 · medium
Is it mine?
12 products
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Who says so?
6 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · osv

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.12.1, an attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to large memory usage. This requires parsing large XMP metadata, possibly with lots of unnecessary elements. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.12.1.

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cvss

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

6.9
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 3.6
v3.15.5mediumAV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v4.06.9mediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:Nsecondary · ENISA EU
v4.06.9mediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/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
v4.04.6mediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/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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ssvc

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

Trackcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-770USCWE-770USCWE-770US
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affected products (12)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (3)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • GHSA-wjqc-6w8f-h24cpypdf: Manipulated XMP metadata streams can exhaust RAM2026-06-16ghsa · osvUS

    ### Impact An attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to large memory usage. This requires parsing large XMP metadata, possibly with lots of unnecessary elements. ### Patches This has been fixed in [pypdf==6.12.1](https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.12.1). ### Workarounds If you cannot upgrade yet, consider applying the changes from PR [#3796](https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3796).

  • CERTFR-2026-AVI-1378Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBMFrançais2026-10-23vendor · certfrFR
  • PYSEC-2026-3025pypdf: Manipulated XMP metadata streams 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 large XMP metadata, possibly with lots of unnecessary elements. ### Patches This has been fixed in [pypdf==6.12.1](https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.12.1). ### Workarounds If you cannot upgrade yet, consider applying the changes from PR [#3796](https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3796).

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also known as (7)

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sources

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cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bduosvnvdcertfrNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2026-05-28modified 2026-06-17
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references (10)

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