CVE-2026-38970

High

Description

pdfcpu through v0.11.1 contains an uncontrolled-recursion denial-of-service issue in pkg/pdfcpu/model/parse.go. The parser descends recursively through nested PDF objects, including arrays, via ParseObjectContext() and parseArray() without enforcing a maximum nesting depth.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductPdfcpu
PublishedJul 2, 2026
First seenJul 2, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-674CWE-674

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
pdfcpuv ≤ 0.11.1—

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