CVE-2026-113792

published 2026-10-21

CVE-2026-113792: pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.20.1, calling PdfWriter.find_outline_item on a crafted PDF with a cyclic outline hierarchy…

Priority P4 34 medium 6 CVSS 4.0

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pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.20.1, calling PdfWriter.find_outline_item on a crafted PDF with a cyclic outline hierarchy can enter an infinite loop and block the current process. This issue is fixed in version 6.20.1.

Affected

2 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
py-pdf	pypdf	< 6.20.1	6.20.1
pypdf_project	pypdf	>= 0 < 6.20.1	6.20.1

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