High 8.7Published Sep 30, 2026

CVE-2026-102996pypdf: Possible large memory usage when parsing font data

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 28, 2026, 11:10 AM ET)

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EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, higher than 26% of scored CVEs.

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Exploited in the last 30 days

pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.18.1, a crafted PDF can provide a TrueType or Type1 simple font with an unusually large /Widths array, causing pypdf/_font.py Font._collect_tt_t1_character_widths to process entries beyond the 256 character codes meaningful for a simple font and consume excessive memory during operations such as text extraction. This issue is fixed in version 6.18.1.

CVSS: 8.7 HIGH (v4.0, CNA)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
Weakness (CWE): CWE-400
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 0.34% (percentile 26)
Assigned by: GitHub_M
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Sep 30, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

py-pdf pypdf py_pdf:pypdf (from the name)	before 6.18.1	CNA record
pypdf_project pypdf pypdf_project:pypdf	before 6.18.1	NVD

References

References

https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-g9cg-prrw-2r8q	x-refsource-confirm, vendor-advisory
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/4072	x-refsource-misc, patch, issue-tracking
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/commit/0fb26eb8cdd01c44b3b2c9fe8329751be2f7cfd5	x-refsource-misc, patch
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.18.1	x-refsource-misc, release-notes

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