Executive brief
pypdf vulnerable to inefficient decoding of ASCIIHexDecode streams
Affected products
- PyPI pypdf
Junglewise Threat Intelligence
CVE-2026-28804: PYSEC-2026-3014 - pypdf vulnerable to inefficient decoding of ASCIIHexDecode streams
CVE-2026-28804 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4 · Published 2026-07-13
Technologies: pypdf (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.
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