CVE-2026-54530

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 5.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.1%, top 98% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
5.5
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.13.0, an attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to an infinite loop. This requires extracting the text in layout mode. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.13.0.

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
5.5(medium)
EG Risk
25(Track)
EG Risk 25/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity55% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS
2.5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 16, 2026

Last Modified

June 25, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jun 22, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github_pr, github_release, github.
github Patch Available

Possible infinite loop when retrieving fonts for layout-mode text extraction · Advisory · py-pdf/pypdf · GitHub

https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-52x6-gq3r-vpf4
github_release Patch Available

Version 6.13.0, 2026-06-05

Patch available: py-pdf/pypdf 6.13.0

https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.13.0
github_pr Patch Available

SEC: Avoid infinite loops for outlines and text extraction

Patch available: py-pdf/pypdf 6.13.0 (PR #3830 merged 2026-06-05)

https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3830

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-54530(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
PyPI(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
pypdf1.0 ... 6.9.2 (105 versions)6.13.0—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 42× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-23 03:19 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
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  11. 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-06-25 18:07 UTCEG score recompute▼ 1.40
  13. 2026-06-25 17:48 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 5.5
  14. 2026-06-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
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  18. 2026-06-22 21:40 UTCEG score recompute▲ 6.90
  19. 2026-06-22 21:37 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 6.9 · CVSS v4 → 6.9
  20. 2026-06-16 14:09 UTCEG score recompute

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-54530?
CVE-2026-54530 is a medium vulnerability published on June 16, 2026. pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.13.0, an attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to an infinite loop. This requires extracting the text in layout mode. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.13.0.
When was CVE-2026-54530 disclosed?
CVE-2026-54530 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 16, 2026, with the most recent update on June 25, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-54530 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-54530 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 2.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-54530?
CVE-2026-54530 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-54530?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-54530, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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