GHSA-X7HP-R3QG-R3CJ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-02-26 19:55 – Updated: 2026-02-26 19:55
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Summary
pypdf: Manipulated FlateDecode XFA streams can exhaust RAM
Details

Impact

An attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to the RAM being exhausted. This requires accessing the xfa property of a reader or writer and the corresponding stream being compressed using /FlateDecode.

Patches

This has been fixed in pypdf==6.7.3.

Workarounds

If projects cannot upgrade yet, consider applying the changes from PR #3658.

Severity ?
6.6 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U
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      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "pypdf"
      },
      "ranges": [
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          "events": [
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              "introduced": "0"
            },
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  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-27888"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-400"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-02-26T19:55:33Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-02-26T01:16:25Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "### Impact\nAn attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to the RAM being exhausted. This requires accessing the `xfa` property of a reader or writer and the corresponding stream being compressed using `/FlateDecode`.\n\n### Patches\nThis has been fixed in [pypdf==6.7.3](https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.7.3).\n\n### Workarounds\nIf projects cannot upgrade yet, consider applying the changes from PR [#3658](https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3658).",
  "id": "GHSA-x7hp-r3qg-r3cj",
  "modified": "2026-02-26T19:55:33Z",
  "published": "2026-02-26T19:55:33Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-x7hp-r3qg-r3cj"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27888"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3658"
    },
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      "url": "https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/commit/7a4c8246ed48d9d328fb596942271da47b6d109c"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
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      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
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  "summary": "pypdf: Manipulated FlateDecode XFA streams can exhaust RAM"
}


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