# CVE-2026-112894: Pillow: Quadratic-time DoS in PDF save\_all (PdfParser.next\_object\_id)

- Also known as: GHSA-JG86-V3JV-HRPM, BIT-PILLOW-2026-112894
- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 13.0.0
- Published: 2026-10-19 · Updated: 2026-10-20

## Affected

- python-pillow Pillow: from 5.1.0, fixed in 13.0.0
- pillow (PyPI): from 5.1.0, fixed in 13.0.0
- pillow (Bitnami): from 5.1.0, fixed in 13.0.0

## Description

Pillow is a Python imaging library. From 5.1.0 until 13.0.0, Pillow takes quadratic time to reserve PDF object identifiers when saving many frames with save_all enabled. PdfParser.next_object_id() repeatedly rebuilds and scans all previously reserved identifiers for every object. An attacker can supply a multi-frame image, including a small APNG with a large declared frame count, to an application that converts it to a multipage PDF. This can consume excessive CPU and deny service. This issue is fixed in version 13.0.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on python-pillow Pillow, pillow, upgrade to a fixed version (13.0.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/security/advisories/GHSA-jg86-v3jv-hrpm
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/commit/f6a852555f1a1bdff7781abf25f1a3b8bd6ce6cb
- https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/releases/tag/13.0.0

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