CVE-2026-54530

mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.002 · 7 %ileEUFRRUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.17% (7th) 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 6.13.0, an attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to an infinite loop. This requires extracting the text in layout mode. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.13.0.

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

v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 3.6

v3.15.5mediumAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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)

ssvc

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

Trackcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-835USCWE-835USCWE-835US

affected products (12)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

py-pdf pypdf≤ < 6.13.0enisa_euvdEU
Red Hat, Inc. Ansible Automation Platform≤ 2fstec_bduRU
Red Hat, Inc. Exploit Intelligenceall versionsfstec_bduRU
Red Hat, Inc. Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI≤ 3fstec_bduRU
Red Hat, Inc. Red Hat OpenShift AIall versionsfstec_bduRU
Red Hat, Inc. Red Hat OpenShift Lightspeedall versionsfstec_bduRU
Red Hat, Inc. Red Hat Quay≤ 3fstec_bduRU
ООО «Ред Софт» РЕД ОС≤ 7.3fstec_bduRU
ООО «Ред Софт» РЕД ОС≤ 8.0fstec_bduRU
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения PyPDF≤ 6.13.0fstec_bduRU
pypdf project pypdf< 6.13.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:pypdf_project:pypdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
PyPI pypdf< 6.13.0osvUSpkg:pypi/pypdf

advisories (3)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

GHSA-52x6-gq3r-vpf4pypdf: Possible infinite loop when retrieving fonts for layout-mode text extraction2026-06-16ghsa · osvUS
### Impact An attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to an infinite loop. This requires extracting the text in layout mode. ### Patches This has been fixed in [pypdf==6.13.0](https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.13.0). ### Workarounds If you cannot upgrade yet, consider applying the changes from PR [#3830](https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3830).
CERTFR-2026-AVI-1378Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBMFrançais2026-10-23vendor · certfrFR
PYSEC-2026-3009pypdf: Possible infinite loop when retrieving fonts for layout-mode text extraction2026-07-13vendor · osvUS
### Impact An attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to an infinite loop. This requires extracting the text in layout mode. ### Patches This has been fixed in [pypdf==6.13.0](https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.13.0). ### Workarounds If you cannot upgrade yet, consider applying the changes from PR [#3830](https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3830).

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sources

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cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu osv nvd certfr NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2026-06-22modified 2026-10-25

references (9)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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