What is CVE-2026-48735?

CVE-2026-48735 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Py-Pdf Pypdf, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-05-28.

How severe is CVE-2026-48735?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Py-Pdf Pypdf

CVE-2026-48735

pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.12.1, an attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to large memory usage. This requires parsing large XMP metadata, possibly with lots of unnecessary elements. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.12.1.

Published 2026-05-28 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (6.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 7th percentile — 6.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Py-Pdf Pypdf — versions < 6.12.1
Pypdf Project

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

References

github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-wjqc-6w8f-h24c (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3796 (Patch, Issue Tracking)
github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.12.1 (Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-48735?: CVE-2026-48735 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Py-Pdf Pypdf, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-05-28.
How severe is CVE-2026-48735?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.