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CVE-2021-29421

7.5 highEPSS 1.7%

High (7.5). EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Fixed in pikepdf 2.10.0.

models/metadata.py in the pikepdf package 1.3.0 through 2.9.2 for Python allows XXE when parsing XMP metadata entries.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.5 high
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
1.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 76% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE
CWE-611
Published
Modified
Record from
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Affected

Packages (OSV)

AdvisoryEcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
GHSA-ccgm-3xw4-h5p8PyPIpikepdf>=1.3.0 <2.10.02.10.0
PYSEC-2021-34PyPIpikepdf>=1.3.0 <2.10.02.10.0

References

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