8.7

CVE-2026-59935: py-pdf pypdf Infinite Loop

CVSS: 8.7v4.0HighAnalyzed
AliasesGHSA-g867-7843-wf8qPYSEC-2026-3613UBUNTU-CVE-2026-59935
Published 08-07-2026Last modified 09-07-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-59935 is a high (CVSS 8.7) Infinite Loop vulnerability in py-pdf pypdf. EPSS estimates a 0.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.7/10
010
High · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.62%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 2

Timeline

  1. 08-07-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 09-07-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.14.2, an attacker can craft a PDF with a page content stream containing a not terminated inline image that uses the ASCII85 or ASCIIHex filters, causing an infinite loop during parsing such as when extracting page text. This issue is fixed in version 6.14.2.

CVSS metrics

9 scores · 7 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.62%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

49%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.62% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.62%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Chainguard2 products
  • litellm< 1.93.0-r3
  • open-webui< 0.11.0-r6
Debian2 products
  • pypdfAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.19.0-1
  • pypdf2All versions (No fix recorded)
Ubuntu2 products
  • pypdfAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • pypdf2All versions (No fix recorded)
Py-pdf1 product
Pypdf_project1 product
PyPI1 product
  • pypdf< 6.14.2
Wolfi1 product
  • open-webui< 0.11.0-r6

7 vendors · 10 products

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