Is pypdf2 safe to use?

pypdf2 has 1 known vulnerabilities on the latest version (3.0.1). DepScope rates its health at 58/100 (high risk).

What is the latest version of pypdf2?

The latest version of pypdf2 is 3.0.1, released 2026-01-01.

Does pypdf2 have known vulnerabilities?

Yes. pypdf2 has 1 known vulnerabilities. See depscope.dev/pkg/conda/pypdf2 for details.

Is pypdf2 deprecated?

No, pypdf2 is actively maintained. Latest release: 3.0.1 (2026-01-01).

What are alternatives to pypdf2?

DepScope has no curated alternatives for pypdf2 at this time.

What license does pypdf2 use?

pypdf2 is licensed under BSD-3-Clause.

pypdf2

condav3.0.1

A pure-python PDF library capable of splitting, merging, cropping, and transforming PDF files

License BSD-3-Clausepermissive26 versions1 maintainers0 deps4,966 weekly dl

py-pdf/PyPDF2

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 58/100)

Update to >= 3.9.0 to fix known vulnerabilities

Health breakdown0 – 100

15/25

maintenance

6/20

popularity

23/25

security

12/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

1 medium

Advisories (1)

Severity	ID	Summary	Fixed in
medium	CVE-2023-36464	pypdf and PyPDF2 possible Infinite Loop when a comment isn't followed by a character	3.9.0

Maintainer trust

Active maintainers (3m)

17

Contributors (12m)

17

Primary author dominance

66%

GitHub stars

9,963

recent ownership change suspected

Health History

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First published · 2022-04-08 08:26:27.846000+00:00

Last updated · 2026-01-01 19:06:09.654000+00:00