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SCA: security update for pypdf (GHSA-x3rh-gjgm-fmqc)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 478088

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. Prior to 6.21.3, pypdf can consume excessive
 memory while opening a crafted PDF containing cross-reference streams that declare very large entry
 counts. Highly compressible streams and /Prev chains can multiply the number of parsed entries across a
 document, while negative /Index counts can bypass the existing per-stream clamp. This issue is fixed in
 version 6.21.3. (CVE-2026-119209)

Solution

Update the pypdf library and its related packages to version 6.21.3 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x3rh-gjgm-fmqc

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 478088

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 10/31/2026

Updated: 10/31/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.74

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-119209

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Threat Score: 4.9

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/30/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/29/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-119209