Infinite loop in PyPDF - CVE-2026-27024

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Infinite loop in PyPDF - CVE-2026-27024

Published: February 20, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU123110
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-27024
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop when processing TreeObject. A remote attacker can use a specially crafted PDF and cause denial of service conditions.


Affected software

PyPDF
IBM Watson Discovery for IBM Cloud Pak for Data

How to mitigate CVE-2026-27024

Install updates from vendor's website.

PyPDF - update to 6.7.1
IBM Watson Discovery for IBM Cloud Pak for Data - update to 5.3.2

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