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CVE-2026-113795: pypdf · Possible large memory usage for streams with multiple filters

Affects psutilsSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-113795· Medium 6.0

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.0 Medium : upgrade to 3.3.17_2 when convenient.

Data as of 1 Nov 2026, 00:09 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.0Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (GitHub_M)CVSS 4.06.0
Patch
Available – fixed in 3.3.17_2
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 21 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 31 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade psutils to 3.3.17_2.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Homebrewpsutilspkg:brew/psutilsOther threatsAffected
  • >=3.0 <3.3.17_2
Fixed in
  • 3.3.17_2

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Description

### Impact An attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to large memory consumption. This requires accessing any stream with a large amount of filters or multiple filters which pass around large amounts of data. ### Patches This has been fixed in [pypdf==6.20.0](https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.20.0). ### Workarounds If you cannot upgrade yet, consider applying the changes from PR [#4173](https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/4173).

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