pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. An attacker who uses a vulnerability present in versions prior to 6.10.2 can craft a PDF which leads to the RAM being exhausted. This requires accessing a stream compressed using `/FlateDecode` with a `/Predictor` unequal 1 and large predictor parameters. This has been fixed in pypdf 6.10.2. As a workaround, one may apply the changes from the patch manually.

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First Time appeared Py-pdf
Py-pdf pypdf
Vendors & Products Py-pdf
Py-pdf pypdf

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:30:00 +0000

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Description pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. An attacker who uses a vulnerability present in versions prior to 6.10.2 can craft a PDF which leads to the RAM being exhausted. This requires accessing a stream compressed using `/FlateDecode` with a `/Predictor` unequal 1 and large predictor parameters. This has been fixed in pypdf 6.10.2. As a workaround, one may apply the changes from the patch manually.
Title pypdf: Manipulated FlateDecode predictor parameters can exhaust RAM
Weaknesses CWE-789
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Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-22T21:04:22.958Z

Reserved: 2026-04-20T14:01:46.671Z

Link: CVE-2026-41312

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-22T22:16:32.093

Modified: 2026-04-22T22:16:32.093

Link: CVE-2026-41312

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-22T22:30:28Z

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