# CVE-2026-41168

> Vulnerability · severity: **MEDIUM** (CVSS 5.3).

## Description

pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. An attacker who uses a vulnerability present in versions prior to 6.10.1 can craft a PDF which leads to long runtimes. This requires cross-reference streams with wrong large `/Size` values or object streams with wrong large `/N` values. This has been fixed in pypdf 6.10.1. As a workaround, one may apply the changes from the patch manually.

## Key facts

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2026-41168
- **Published:** 2026-04-22
- **CVSS severity:** MEDIUM
- **CVSS base score:** 5.3
- **CWE codes:** CWE-834

## Affected products

- `pypdf_project:pypdf`

## Primary sources

- NIST NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41168

## Citation

> AI Analytics. CVE-2026-41168. Retrieved 2026-07-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cve/CVE-2026-41168. Derived from NIST NVD. Licensed CC0.

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