How severe is GHSA-763m-79hh-57f2?

No CVSS score has been assigned to GHSA-763m-79hh-57f2 yet. Review the advisory details and affected package list to assess your exposure.

Which packages are affected by GHSA-763m-79hh-57f2?

GHSA-763m-79hh-57f2 affects the following packages: pypdf (PyPI). Ecosystems affected: PyPI.

How do I fix GHSA-763m-79hh-57f2?

Update pypdf to 6.16.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-763m-79hh-57f2 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect GHSA-763m-79hh-57f2 in my PyPI dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for pypdf, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

How do I mitigate GHSA-763m-79hh-57f2 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

Is GHSA-763m-79hh-57f2 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for GHSA-763m-79hh-57f2 yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What is the EPSS score for GHSA-763m-79hh-57f2?

GHSA-763m-79hh-57f2 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 0.1%, placing it in the 3th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

What type of vulnerability is GHSA-763m-79hh-57f2?

GHSA-763m-79hh-57f2 is classified as CWE-834 (CWE-834). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation.

When was GHSA-763m-79hh-57f2 published, and has it been updated?

GHSA-763m-79hh-57f2 was published on September 1, 2026 and was last updated on September 10, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

🐍 PyPI

Not in CISA KEV

pypdf: Possible long runtimes/large memory usage when extracting XForm objectsGHSA-763m-79hh-57f2

Fix: py-pdf/pypdf#3966

GHSA-763m-79hh-57f2 is a CWE-834 vulnerability in pypdf. A fix is available for pypdf — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Also known asCVE-2026-84311PYSEC-2026-3911

Published

Sep 1, 2026

Updated

Sep 10, 2026

Affected

1 pkg

Patched

1 / 1

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Oct 18, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation observed yet

CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.

Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-763m-79hh-57f2.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

0.1%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk-0.05%

Lower risk than most CVEs3th percentile — riskier than 3% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected

🐍pypdf

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects PyPI packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

Impact

An attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to long runtimes and large memory consumption. This requires extracting the text of a page with lots of XForm objects, where some of them might be re-used.

Patches

This has been fixed in pypdf==6.16.1.

Workarounds

If you cannot upgrade yet, consider applying the changes from PR #3966.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
🐍PyPI	`pypdf`	all versions	6.16.1`pip install --upgrade 'pypdf==6.16.1'`

Affected Products

1 product · 1 configurations

Application

pypdfpypdf_project

< 6.16.1

range

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for pypdf, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update pypdf to 6.16.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-763m-79hh-57f2 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

Fixing This On Your OS

If you run this on a Linux distribution, patch through your package manager against the distro's own security advisory below — it tracks the exact backported fix for your release, which can ship on a different timeline (and sometimes a different severity) than the upstream project.

Red HatModerate

A flaw was found in pypdf's text extraction logic (_extract_text and extract_xform_text) within PageObject. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could trick a user or automated system into processing a specially crafted PDF containing a directed acyclic graph (DAG) of reused form XObjects. Invoking nested child forms…

Workaround published by Red Hat

Enforce application-level timeouts and memory limits on worker processes that execute PDF text extraction. Alternatively, avoid calling `PageObject.extract_text()` or `PageObject.extract_xform_text()` on untrusted PDF documents.

Source: Red Hat security advisory for GHSA-763m-79hh-57f2 (CC BY 4.0)

Frequently Asked Questions

### Impact An attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to long runtimes and large memory consumption. This requires extracting the text of a page with lots of XForm objects, where some of them might be re-used. ### Patches This has been fixed in [pypdf==6.16.1](https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.16.1). ### Workarounds If you cannot upgrade yet, consider applying the changes from PR [#3966](https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3966).

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