#1138192 pypdf: CVE-2026-48735

Package:
src:pypdf
Source:
src:pypdf
Submitter:
Salvatore Bonaccorso
Date:
2026-06-08 17:37:10 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#1138192#5
Date:
2026-05-29 06:54:09 UTC
From:
To:
Hi,

The following vulnerability was published for pypdf.

CVE-2026-48735[0]:
| pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to
| 6.12.1, an attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF
| which leads to large memory usage. This requires parsing large XMP
| metadata, possibly with lots of unnecessary elements. This
| vulnerability is fixed in 6.12.1.


If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-48735
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-48735
[1] https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3796
[2] https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-wjqc-6w8f-h24c

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.

Regards,
Salvatore