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CVE-2025-55197

pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to version 6.0.0, an attacker can craft a PDF which leads

pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to version 6.0.0, an attacker can craft a PDF which leads to the RAM being exhausted. This requires just reading the file if a series of FlateDecode filters is used on a malicious cross-reference stream.

Other content streams are affected on explicit access. This issue has been fixed in 6.0.0. If an update is not possible, a workaround involves including the fixed code from pypdf.filters.decompress into the existing filters file.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.00164
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  • SSVC automatable: yes - attacks can be scripted at scale
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
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Affected Products & Versions

1
pypdf project pypdf< 6.0.0
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
PyPI pypdf MODERATE fixed in 6.0.0
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · security-advisories@github.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD13 Aug 2025 · 11:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
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Vendor Advisories

3
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2026:20333-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2026:10238-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2025:15439-1
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References & Sources

5
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/blob/0dd57738bbdcdb63f0fb43d8a6b3d222b6946595/pypdf/filters.py#L72-L143Product
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/issues/3429Issue Tracking
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3430Patch
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.0.0Release Notes
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-7hfw-26vp-jp8mMitigationThird Party Advisory
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