#VU123111 Excessive Iteration in PyPDF - CVE-2026-27025

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#VU123111 Excessive Iteration in PyPDF - CVE-2026-27025

Published: February 20, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU123111
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-27025
CWE-ID: CWE-834
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
PyPDF
Software vendor:
Pypdf Project

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within /ToUnicode streams. A remote attacker can use a specially crafted PDF and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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