CVE catalog
CVE-2026-112895
Pillow is a Python imaging library. From 5.1.0 until 13.0.0, Pillow can exhaust resources while parsing an existing PDF during an append operation. PdfParser follows page-tree child references without
- Severity
- High · CVSS 8.7
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.42% · Oct 25, 2026
Pillow is a Python imaging library. From 5.1.0 until 13.0.0, Pillow can exhaust resources while parsing an existing PDF during an append operation. PdfParser follows page-tree child references without cycle or duplication tracking and follows previous-trailer chains with only an exact repeated-offset guard, so deep or cyclic page trees and long chains of unique trailer offsets can exhaust the Python stack. Repeated non-cyclic /Kids references can also cause super-linear CPU and memory use. An attacker can supply such a PDF to an application that calls Image.save with PDF append enabled. This can raise an uncaught RecursionError or consume excessive CPU and memory before output is written, causing denial of service. This issue is fixed in version 13.0.0.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | pillow | sid | 13.0.0-1 | fixed |
| Debian | pillow | forky | 12.3.0-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | pillow | trixie | 11.1.0-5+deb13u4 | vulnerable |
| Debian | pillow | trixie-security | 11.1.0-5+deb13u3 | vulnerable |
| Debian | pillow | bookworm | 9.4.0-1.1+deb12u1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | pillow | bookworm-security | 9.4.0-1.1+deb12u1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pillow | pro | 6.1.0-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pillow | pro | 6.1.0-1build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pillow | pro | 6.2.1-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pillow | pro | 7.0.0-4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pillow | pro | 7.0.0-4build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pillow | pro | 7.0.0-4ubuntu0.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pillow | pro | 7.0.0-4ubuntu0.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pillow | pro | 7.0.0-4ubuntu0.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pillow | pro | 7.0.0-4ubuntu0.4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pillow | pro | 7.0.0-4ubuntu0.5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pillow | pro | 7.0.0-4ubuntu0.6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pillow | pro | 7.0.0-4ubuntu0.7 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pillow | pro | 7.0.0-4ubuntu0.8 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pillow | pro | 7.0.0-4ubuntu0.9 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pillow | pro | 7.0.0-4ubuntu0.9+esm1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pillow-python2 | pro | 6.2.1-3~build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pillow-python2 | pro | 6.2.1-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pillow-python2 | pro | 6.2.1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pillow-python2 | pro | 6.2.1-3ubuntu0.1~esm2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pillow | 22.04 | 8.1.2+dfsg-0.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pillow | 22.04 | 9.0.0-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pillow | 22.04 | 9.0.1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pillow | 22.04 | 9.0.1-1build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pillow | 22.04 | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pillow | 22.04 | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pillow | 22.04 | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pillow | 22.04 | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pillow | 22.04 | 9.0.1-1ubuntu0.5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pillow | 24.04 | 10.0.0-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pillow | 24.04 | 10.1.0-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pillow | 24.04 | 10.2.0-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pillow | 24.04 | 10.2.0-1build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pillow | 24.04 | 10.2.0-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pillow | 24.04 | 10.2.0-1ubuntu1.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pillow | 24.04 | 10.2.0-1ubuntu1.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pillow | 26.10 | 12.1.1-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pillow | 26.10 | 12.3.0-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pillow | 26.04 | 11.3.0-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pillow | 26.04 | 11.3.0-1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pillow | 26.04 | 12.0.0-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pillow | 26.04 | 12.1.1-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pillow | 26.04 | 12.1.1-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pillow | 26.04 | 12.1.1-2ubuntu1.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pillow | 26.04 | 12.1.1-2ubuntu1.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pillow | 26.04 | 12.1.1-2ubuntu1.3 | vulnerable |
| Cpe | pillow | Not reported | 13.0.0 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | pillow | source | sid | 13.0.0-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | pillow | source | forky | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | pillow | source | trixie | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | pillow | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Cpe | pillow | cpe | Not reported | 13.0.0 | Not reported | NVD-CVE-2026-112895 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [python3-pil]Affected
Source package: [pillow]
Details (4)
9.4.0-1.1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · pillow · debian · bookworm; nvd · pillow · debian · 12
9.4.0-1.1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · pillow · debian · bookworm; nvd · pillow · debian · 12
9.4.0-1.1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookworm-securityAffected
nvd · pillow · debian · bookworm; nvd · pillow · debian · 12
9.4.0-1.1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookworm-securityAffected
nvd · pillow · debian · bookworm; nvd · pillow · debian · 12
- [python3-pil.imagetk]Affected
Source package: [pillow]
Details (4)
9.4.0-1.1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · pillow · debian · bookworm; nvd · pillow · debian · 12
9.4.0-1.1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · pillow · debian · bookworm; nvd · pillow · debian · 12
9.4.0-1.1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookworm-securityAffected
nvd · pillow · debian · bookworm; nvd · pillow · debian · 12
9.4.0-1.1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookworm-securityAffected
nvd · pillow · debian · bookworm; nvd · pillow · debian · 12
- [python-pil-doc]Affected
Source package: [pillow]
Details (4)
9.4.0-1.1+deb12u1· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · pillow · debian · bookworm; nvd · pillow · debian · 12
9.4.0-1.1+deb12u1· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · pillow · debian · bookworm; nvd · pillow · debian · 12
9.4.0-1.1+deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityAffected
nvd · pillow · debian · bookworm; nvd · pillow · debian · 12
9.4.0-1.1+deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityAffected
nvd · pillow · debian · bookworm; nvd · pillow · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [python3-pil]Affected
Source package: [pillow]
Details (4)
11.1.0-5+deb13u4· amd64 · trixieAffected
nvd · pillow · debian · 13
11.1.0-5+deb13u4· arm64 · trixieAffected
nvd · pillow · debian · 13
11.1.0-5+deb13u3· amd64 · trixie-securityAffected
nvd · pillow · debian · 13
11.1.0-5+deb13u3· arm64 · trixie-securityAffected
nvd · pillow · debian · 13
- [python3-pil.imagetk]Affected
Source package: [pillow]
Details (4)
11.1.0-5+deb13u4· amd64 · trixieAffected
nvd · pillow · debian · 13
11.1.0-5+deb13u4· arm64 · trixieAffected
nvd · pillow · debian · 13
11.1.0-5+deb13u3· amd64 · trixie-securityAffected
nvd · pillow · debian · 13
11.1.0-5+deb13u3· arm64 · trixie-securityAffected
nvd · pillow · debian · 13
- [python-pil-doc]Affected
Source package: [pillow]
Details (4)
11.1.0-5+deb13u4· all · trixieAffected
nvd · pillow · debian · 13
11.1.0-5+deb13u4· all · trixieAffected
nvd · pillow · debian · 13
11.1.0-5+deb13u3· all · trixie-securityAffected
nvd · pillow · debian · 13
11.1.0-5+deb13u3· all · trixie-securityAffected
nvd · pillow · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/e2ae7eacad6de68c37eb28b633a97bebacf2c5bf]
- [https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/releases/tag/13.0.0]
- [https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/security/advisories/GHSA-p4wg-p73j-c528]
- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112895]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-112895]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-112895]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-112895]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-112895.json]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [National Vulnerability Database (NVD)] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]