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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD8.7 High

CVE-2026-102998

pypdf: Possible long runtimes when generating appearance streams

Description

pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.19.0, a crafted PDF with form field values can cause pypdf/generic/_appearance_stream.py appearance-stream generation to repeat invariant selection-data work inside a loop when an application updates fields with flattening enabled, resulting in excessive runtimes and application unavailability. This issue is fixed in version 6.19.0.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

py-pdf pypdf

  • < 6.19.0affected

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