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CVE-2026-93313: Freedesktop Poppler

Affects popplerSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-93313· Medium 5.3

Public exploit available · CVSS 5.3 Medium · fixed in 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.14 : patch poppler as a priority.

Data as of 7 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
5.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 15% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.14, 24.02.0-1ubuntu9.10, 26.01.0-2ubuntu0.2
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 18 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: evidence found.

    CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CVSS vector, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 8 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade the Ubuntu poppler to 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.14 (package) or 24.02.0-1ubuntu9.10 (package) or 26.01.0-2ubuntu0.2 (package).

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSpopplerpkg:deb/ubuntu/poppler?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threatsAffected
  • <26.01.0-2ubuntu0.2
Fixed in
  • 26.01.0-2ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSpopplerpkg:deb/ubuntu/poppler?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • <24.02.0-1ubuntu9.10
Fixed in
  • 24.02.0-1ubuntu9.10
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSpopplerpkg:deb/ubuntu/poppler?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threatsAffected
  • <22.02.0-2ubuntu0.14
Fixed in
  • 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.14
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTSpopplerpkg:deb/ubuntu/poppler?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/focalOther threatsAffected
  • 0.80.0-0ubuntu1 – 0.86.1-0ubuntu1.7+esm3
17 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTSpopplerpkg:deb/ubuntu/poppler?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionicOther threatsAffected
  • 0.57.0-2ubuntu4 – 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm8
26 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTSpopplerpkg:deb/ubuntu/poppler?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenialOther threatsAffected
  • 0.33.0-0ubuntu3 – 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm8
28 affected builds
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

A patch addressing this vulnerability is available and should be applied. Ubuntu users should update to the fixed package versions: 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.14 for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, 24.02.0-1ubuntu9.10 for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and 26.01.0-2ubuntu0.2 for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. Standard system updates will apply the necessary fixes. No additional mitigation is required once patched.

Description

An integer overflow vulnerability exists in the JBIG2Stream::readCodeTableSeg function of Freedesktop Poppler 26.07.0 and earlier versions. This flaw can be triggered remotely by opening a specially crafted file, potentially causing Poppler to crash or execute arbitrary code. The issue has a CVSS score of 6.3 (medium severity). A patch is available and has been released in updated package versions for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, 24.04 LTS, and 26.04 LTS.

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