Is CVE-2026-41168 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-41168 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-04-22.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-41168?

CVE-2026-41168 has a CVSS score of 6.9 (MEDIUM severity). 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/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.

How do I patch CVE-2026-41168?

Vendor patch guidance is linked from the references on this page. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2026-41168.

Which products are affected by CVE-2026-41168?

Affected products for CVE-2026-41168 are listed on this page once vendor data becomes available.

CVE-2026-41168 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

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/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
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Confidentiality: undefined
Integrity: undefined
Availability: undefined
Weaknesses: CWE-834

Metadata

Primary Vendor: UNKNOWN
Published: 4/22/2026
Last Modified: 4/22/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2026-41168

Description

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Affected Products

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary