Echo: pypdf: security update to 6.10.1

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 459902

Description

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

- pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. An attacker who uses a vulnerability present in
versions prior to 6.10.1 can craft a PDF which leads to long runtimes. This requires cross-reference
streams with wrong large `/Size` values or object streams with wrong large `/N` values. This has been
fixed in pypdf 6.10.1. As a workaround, one may apply the changes from the patch manually.
(CVE-2026-41168)

Solution

Update the pypdf library and its related packages to version 6.10.1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 459902

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/5/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-41168

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Threat Score: 2.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/7/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/15/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-41168