CVE-2026-102996

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 4.0

8.7CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS 3.1

7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 27% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-400

Published

2026-09-30

Modified

2026-10-05

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

• pypdf_project:pypdf

Packages (OSV)

References

• https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/commit/0fb26eb8cdd01c44b3b2c9fe8329751be2f7cfd5
• https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/4072
• https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.18.1
• https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-g9cg-prrw-2r8q

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