pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to version 6.6.0, pypdf has possible long runtimes for missing /Root object with large /Size values. An attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to possibly long runtimes for actually invalid files. This can be achieved by omitting the /Root entry in the trailer, while using a rather large /Size value. Only the non-strict reading mode is affected. This issue has been patched in version 6.6.0.
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Sat, 10 Jan 2026 05:00:00 +0000
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| Description | pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to version 6.6.0, pypdf has possible long runtimes for missing /Root object with large /Size values. An attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to possibly long runtimes for actually invalid files. This can be achieved by omitting the /Root entry in the trailer, while using a rather large /Size value. Only the non-strict reading mode is affected. This issue has been patched in version 6.6.0. | |
| Title | pypdf has possible long runtimes for missing /Root object with large /Size values | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-400 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
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Updated: 2026-01-10T04:41:20.773Z
Reserved: 2026-01-08T19:23:09.854Z
Link: CVE-2026-22690
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-01-10T05:16:01.847
Modified: 2026-01-10T05:16:01.847
Link: CVE-2026-22690
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