pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.7.3, 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`. This has been fixed in pypdf 6.7.3. As a workaround, apply the patch manually.
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Thu, 26 Feb 2026 01:00:00 +0000
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| Description | pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.7.3, 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`. This has been fixed in pypdf 6.7.3. As a workaround, apply the patch manually. | |
| Title | pypdf: Manipulated FlateDecode XFA streams can exhaust RAM | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-400 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
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Updated: 2026-02-26T00:42:00.542Z
Reserved: 2026-02-24T15:19:29.716Z
Link: CVE-2026-27888
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-02-26T01:16:25.470
Modified: 2026-02-26T01:16:25.470
Link: CVE-2026-27888
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