CVE-2026-33699
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
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Description
pypdf: Possible infinite loop during recovery attempts in DictionaryObject.read_from_stream
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Mixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Affected | — |
| sid | Fixed | 6.9.2-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 6.9.2-1 |
| bullseye | Affected | — |
| bookworm | Affected | — |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | pypdf | <6.9.2 | 6.9.2 |
References
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-87mj-5ggw-8qc3
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33699
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3693
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.9.2
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33699.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-33699
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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