fpdf2 is a PDF creation library for Python. From 2.5.0 until 2.8.8, fpdf2's SVGObject.build_xref() passes nested SVG <use> references to GraphicsContext.add_item(), whose default clone=True deep-copy behavior copies the complete referenced graphics tree during FPDF.image() processing. Repeating references at each nesting level makes the in-memory object count and processing work grow exponentially, allowing a small user-controlled SVG to consume excessive CPU and memory, raise MemoryError, fail PDF generation jobs, and reduce or exhaust worker capacity. ResourceAccessPolicy does not prevent the issue because the references are inline and require no external resource, XML entity, local file, or permissive network setting. This issue is fixed in version 2.8.8.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - fpdf2 is a PDF creation library for Python. From 2.5.0 until 2.8.8, fpdf2's SVGObject.build_xref() passes
    nested SVG <use> references to GraphicsContext.add_item(), whose default clone=True deep-copy behavior
    copies the complete referenced graphics tree during FPDF.image() processing. Repeating references at each
    nesting level makes the in-memory object count and processing work grow exponentially, allowing a small
    user-controlled SVG to consume excessive CPU and memory, raise MemoryError, fail PDF generation jobs, and
    reduce or exhaust worker capacity. ResourceAccessPolicy does not prevent the issue because the references
    are inline and require no external resource, XML entity, local file, or permissive network setting. This
    issue is fixed in version 2.8.8. (CVE-2026-114610)

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - fpdf2 is a PDF creation library for Python. From 2.5.0 until 2.8.8, fpdf2's SVGObject.build_xref() passes     nested SVG <use> references to GraphicsContext.add_item(), whose default clone=True deep-copy behavior     copies the complete referenced graphics tree during FPDF.image() processing. Repeating references at each     nesting level makes the in-memory object count and processing work grow exponentially, allowing a small     user-controlled SVG to consume excessive CPU and memory, raise MemoryError, fail PDF generation jobs, and     reduce or exhaust worker capacity. ResourceAccessPolicy does not prevent the issue because the references     are inline and require no external resource, XML entity, local file, or permissive network setting. This     issue is fixed in version 2.8.8. (CVE-2026-114610)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
477653	SCA: security update for fpdf2 (GHSA-wqw6-wpr3-45rh)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	Local	medium
477653	SCA: security update for fpdf2 (GHSA-wqw6-wpr3-45rh)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	Local	medium
371541	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-114610	Nessus	Misc.	Local	medium

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