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CVE-2026-112391

high

Pillow is a Python imaging library.

Vendor / product: Python — pillow

Pillow is a Python imaging library. From 5.1.0 until 13.0.0, Pillow's PdfParser.get_value() can recurse without a limit while reading nested PDF objects. The parser follows attacker-controlled arrays and dictionaries when an existing PDF is opened for append. An attacker can provide a deeply nested PDF to an application that saves an image with PDF append enabled. This can raise an uncaught RecursionError or terminate the worker, causing denial of service. This issue is fixed in version 13.0.0.

CVSS
7.5
7.5 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (nvd@nist.gov)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-10-19 21:17
Modified: 2026-10-23 17:00
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 2 days ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 07:04 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).

Affected products

python / pillow ≥5.1.0 <13.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.

Mitigation & advisories

Vendor advisory: https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/security/advisories/GHSA-254f-3936-288h
Patch / mitigation: https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/94cb11c44ff7345414da17ebfea1598a529ad9cd

References

Data sources

NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 07:04 UTC · record ↗

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