Report: CVE-2026-40260 - pypdf: Manipulated XMP metadata entity declarations can exhaust RAM - Expert Insights

Report: CVE-2026-40260 - pypdf: Manipulated XMP metadata entity declarations can exhaust RAM - Expert Insights

CVE ID :CVE-2026-40260 Published : April 16, 2026, 11:18 p.m. | 1 hour, 50 minutes ago Description :pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. In versions prior to 6.10.0, manipulated XMP metadata entity declarations can exhaust RAM. An attacker who exploits this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to large memory usage. This requires parsing the XMP metadata. This issue has been fixed in version 6.10.0. Severity: 0.0 | NA Visit the link for more details, such as CVSS details, affected products, timeline, and more...

CVE Details

Published
April 16, 2026
Affected Product: python