pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.20.1, calling PdfWriter.find_outline_item on a crafted PDF with a cyclic outline hierarchy can enter an infinite loop and block the current process. This issue is fixed in version 6.20.1.
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Github GHSA |
GHSA-qfv9-64jg-mh7p | pypdf: Possible infinite loop in PdfWriter.find_outline_item |
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Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:15:00 +0000
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| Description | pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.20.1, calling PdfWriter.find_outline_item on a crafted PDF with a cyclic outline hierarchy can enter an infinite loop and block the current process. This issue is fixed in version 6.20.1. | |
| Title | pypdf: Possible infinite loop in PdfWriter.find_outline_item | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-835 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-21T15:55:55.976Z
Reserved: 2026-10-20T17:39:41.373Z
Link: CVE-2026-113792
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-21T16:17:27.173
Modified: 2026-10-21T16:17:27.173
Link: CVE-2026-113792
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-10-21T20:15:06Z
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