CVE-2026-102621: Freedesktop Poppler · Integer Overflow
Affects Freedesktop PopplerSource CVE Database V5
Public exploit available · CVSS 4.8 Medium.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 1% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- No evidence of active exploitation and no public proof of concept
- Automatable
- Attackers cannot reliably automate steps 1–4 of the kill chain
- Technical impact
- Limited control over the software or limited information exposure
CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-09-30.
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:PExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 29 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: evidence found.
CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| FreedesktopPoppler | Affected
| Fixed in– |
CPE configurations (1)
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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.
References
- vuldb.com/vuln/411411 (opens in a new tab)
- vuldb.com/vuln/411411/cti (opens in a new tab)
- vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-102621 (opens in a new tab)
- vuldb.com/submit/942349 (opens in a new tab)
- gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/work_items/1763 (opens in a new tab)
- gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/merge_requests/2325 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/r1ck9-2q/cve_summit/blob/main/Signed-integer-overflow-in-SplashClip-clipToPath-SplashClip.cc-214.md (opens in a new tab)
- gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/commit/323c91036d99926a8b90dc14329f7b40aece22f8 (opens in a new tab)