CVE-2026-48735

Name	CVE-2026-48735
Description	pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.12.1, an attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to large memory usage. This requires parsing large XMP metadata, possibly with lots of unnecessary elements. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.12.1.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs	1138192

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
pypdf (PTS)	bookworm	3.4.1-1+deb12u1	vulnerable
	trixie	5.4.0-1	vulnerable
	forky, sid	6.9.2-1	vulnerable
pypdf2 (PTS)	bullseye	1.26.0-4+deb11u1	vulnerable
	bookworm	2.12.1-3+deb12u1	vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
pypdf	source	(unstable)	(unfixed)			1138192
pypdf2	source	(unstable)	(unfixed)

Notes

[trixie] - pypdf <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bookworm] - pypdf <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bookworm] - pypdf2 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-wjqc-6w8f-h24c
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3796