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Echo: pypdf: security update to 6.10.0

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 458405

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. In versions prior to 6.10.0, manipulated XMP
 metadata entity declarations can exhaust RAM. An attacker who exploits this vulnerability can craft a PDF
 which leads to large memory usage. This requires parsing the XMP metadata. This issue has been fixed in
 version 6.10.0. (CVE-2026-40260)

Solution

Update the pypdf library and its related packages to version 6.10.0 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-40260

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 458405

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-2026-40260

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: 4/10/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-40260