pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to version 6.7.4, an attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to large memory usage. This requires parsing the content stream using the RunLengthDecode filter. This has been fixed in pypdf 6.7.4. As a workaround, consider applying the changes from PR #3664.
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Fri, 27 Feb 2026 21:15:00 +0000

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Description pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to version 6.7.4, an attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to large memory usage. This requires parsing the content stream using the RunLengthDecode filter. This has been fixed in pypdf 6.7.4. As a workaround, consider applying the changes from PR #3664.
Title Manipulated RunLengthDecode streams can exhaust RAM
Weaknesses CWE-400
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Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/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: 2026-02-27T20:59:16.839Z

Reserved: 2026-02-26T18:38:13.890Z

Link: CVE-2026-28351

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-02-27T21:16:19.177

Modified: 2026-02-27T21:16:19.177

Link: CVE-2026-28351

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