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A vulnerability was identified in Freedesktop Poppler up to 26.08.0. (CVE-2026-102621)

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Medium
Published: 09/30/2026 (09/30/2026, 00:32:28 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database

Description

A vulnerability was identified in Freedesktop Poppler up to 26.08.0. Affected is the function SplashClip::clipToPath of the file splash/SplashClip.cc. Such manipulation leads to integer overflow. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. Upgrading to version 26.09.0 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 323c91036d99926a8b90dc14329f7b40aece22f8. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

CVSS v3.1

Score 3.3low

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Affected software

GitHub Actionsmore threats →ai
freedesktop/poppler
pkg:github/freedesktop/poppler
Affected versions
<26.09.0

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AILast updated: 09/30/2026, 01:07:02 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-102621 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in the SplashClip::clipToPath function of Freedesktop Poppler versions prior to 26.09.0. This flaw can be triggered by local attackers manipulating the function, potentially leading to a denial of service or crash. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.3, indicating low severity, with attack vector limited to local access and no impact on confidentiality or integrity. The issue is resolved by upgrading to Poppler version 26.09.0, with the patch identified by commit 323c91036d99926a8b90dc14329f7b40aece22f8.

Potential Impact

The vulnerability allows local attackers to cause an integer overflow, which may lead to denial of service or application crash, impacting availability. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. Exploitation requires local access and low privileges.

Mitigation Recommendations

Upgrade Freedesktop Poppler to version 26.09.0 or later, which contains the official fix for this vulnerability. No other mitigation is indicated.

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Technical Details

Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu
Osv Id
GHSA-fxmp-c8v9-778f
Osv Schema Version
1.4.0
Aliases
["CVE-2026-102621"]
Database Specific Severity
LOW
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 6abc5d48680226ef6899ba89

Added to database: 09/30/2026, 00:52:24 UTC

Last enriched: 09/30/2026, 01:07:02 UTC

Last updated: 09/30/2026, 03:03:35 UTC

Views: 6

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