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Possible infinite loop when processing outlines/bookmarks

Moderate
stefan6419846 published GHSA-2q4j-m29v-hq73 Jan 26, 2026

Package

pip pypdf (pip)

Affected versions

< 6.6.2

Patched versions

>= 6.6.2

Description

Impact

An attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to an infinite loop. This requires accessing the outlines/bookmarks.

Patches

This has been fixed in pypdf==6.6.2.

Workarounds

If you cannot upgrade yet, consider applying the changes from PR #3610.

Severity

Moderate

CVE ID

CVE-2026-24688

Weaknesses

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop. Learn more on MITRE.

Credits