Exploitation evidence
Not listed in the latest downloaded CISA KEV catalog. This does not establish an absence of exploitation.
KEV checked 13 Nov 2026, 00:20 Jerusalem · Original catalog ↗Reported products and versions
py-pdf / pypdf
Default status: Not specified
- affected: < 6.21.3
Fixes and workarounds
No explicit solution text in the downloaded CVE record. Consult the vendor advisory; unaffected version ranges are shown above as reported, not inferred as a patch recommendation.
Sources and related reporting
CVE Program record ↗ · Download tracked evidence as JSON
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-x3rh-gjgm-fmqc
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/4269
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/commit/a93fe3a901fd00af38f0a105c3ba7175fa72dcb4
- https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.21.3
Monitored source mentions
Shared CVE identifiers link source mentions; they do not establish that the reports describe the same incident.
Observed change timeline
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12 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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"percentile": 0.19168
}10 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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"date": "2026-11-10",
"epss": 0.00268,
"percentile": 0.19111
}09 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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"date": "2026-11-09",
"epss": 0.00268,
"percentile": 0.19085
}08 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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"date": "2026-11-08",
"epss": 0.00268,
"percentile": 0.19082
}07 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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"date": "2026-11-07",
"epss": 0.00268,
"percentile": 0.1907
}06 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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"date": "2026-11-06",
"epss": 0.00268,
"percentile": 0.19058
}06 Nov 2026, 06:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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"date": "2026-11-05",
"epss": 0.00268,
"percentile": 0.19074
}04 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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"date": "2026-11-04",
"epss": 0.00268,
"percentile": 0.1909
}03 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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"date": "2026-11-03",
"epss": 0.00268,
"percentile": 0.1904
}03 Nov 2026, 06:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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"date": "2026-11-02",
"epss": 0.00268,
"percentile": 0.1899
}03 Nov 2026, 06:20 Jerusalem · CVE Program record changed
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