CVE-2026-84310
MEDIUMDescription
pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.16.1, an attacker can craft a PDF that causes pypdf/_doc_common.py _get_outline to consume long runtimes and large amounts of memory when retrieving document outlines with large numbers of entries or deeply nested reused paths because the traversal lacked global entry-count and nesting-depth limits. This issue is fixed in version 6.16.1.
How to fix
No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.
Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.
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CVSS v4 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Exploit Intelligence
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 4% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
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| CVE-2019-11479 | High | 7.5 | 92% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2024-11187 | High | 7.5 | 17% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2025-8677 | High | 7.5 | 11% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-38447 | High | 8.6 | 2.1% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-21359 | Medium | 5.9 | 1.7% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2018-15492 | High | 7.5 | 1.2% | - | - |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2026-84310?
No published fix for CVE-2026-84310 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.
Is CVE-2026-84310 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2026-84310 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.14% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 4% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2026-84310?
CVE-2026-84310 has a CVSS v4 base score of 4.8, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-09-09.