pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to version 6.7.5, an attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to long runtimes. This requires accessing a stream which uses the /ASCIIHexDecode filter. This issue has been patched in version 6.7.5.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-9m86-7pmv-2852 pypdf vulnerable to inefficient decoding of ASCIIHexDecode streams
Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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History

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Fri, 06 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to version 6.7.5, an attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to long runtimes. This requires accessing a stream which uses the /ASCIIHexDecode filter. This issue has been patched in version 6.7.5.
Title pypdf: Inefficient decoding of ASCIIHexDecode streams
Weaknesses CWE-407
References
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: 2026-03-06T06:46:28.890Z

Reserved: 2026-03-03T14:25:19.246Z

Link: CVE-2026-28804

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-03-06T07:16:01.220

Modified: 2026-03-06T07:16:01.220

Link: CVE-2026-28804

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-03-06T06:46:28Z

Links: CVE-2026-28804 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses