Answer in brief
CVE-2026-71852 records a Medium severity (CVSS 4.8) vulnerability in pypdf: Possible long runtimes/large memory usage for large CID font width ranges. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps py-pdf/pypdf (generic), pypdf (pip), pypdf (pypi). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 4.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps py-pdf/pypdf (generic), pypdf (pip), pypdf (pypi). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| py-pdf/pypdfgeneric | < 6.15.0 | Not reported |
| pypdfpip | <6.15.0 | 6.15.0 |
| pypdfpypi | >=0 <6.15.0 | 6.15.0 |
Published upstream
Aug 7, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 10, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 7, 2026
pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.15.0, a crafted PDF can cause long runtimes and large memory consumption when pypdf/_font.py function Font._collect_cid_character_widths expands unusually large CID font /W width ranges or excessive width entries during text extraction. This issue is fixed in 6.15.0.
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