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Advisory record · GHSA-jp53-mhqp-8xcg

pypdf: Possible infinite loop for TreeObject.insert_child

CVSS 6.9 MediumEPSS 0.0019 · 8th percentile

Published by the GitHub Advisory Database at 1 Sept 2026, 21:20 UTC. agentprime has not analysed this yet, so whether it affects any app is not known.

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed in
pypdfPyPI<6.16.06.16.0
Identifiers
GHSA-jp53-mhqp-8xcg · CVE-2026-84309 · PYSEC-2026-3913
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-835
Tags
Published
1 Sept 2026
Updated
10 Sept 2026

Machine-written summary

Summary written by Claude Haiku from the source advisory. Not reviewed by a person.

The pypdf package versions before 6.16.0 are vulnerable. An attacker who crafts a PDF can cause an infinite loop in code that calls TreeObject.insert_child during writing. Upgrade to pypdf 6.16.0 or later.

Written 1 Nov 2026.

Not analysed yet

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Severity and exploitation

ScoreRatingCVSSVectorSource
6.9 Medium 4.0 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CNA (GitHub_M)
  • CISA KEV Not listed.
  • EPSS 0.0019, the 8th percentile, on 14 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  1. 1 Sept 2026, 20:17 UTC Confirmed by NVD
  2. 31 Oct 2026, 14:10 UTC First seen by agentprime
  3. 31 Oct 2026, 14:10 UTC Confirmed by OSV

Sources

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