Vulnerability · Published Sep 29, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-102621Freedesktop Poppler SplashClip.cc clipToPath integer overflow
Low 3.3
In plain English
A low-severity integer overflow in Poppler from Freedesktop. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 1% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | poppler | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-102621 |
| Debian:13 | poppler | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-102621 |
| Debian:14 | poppler | 26.07.0-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-102621 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | poppler | 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.14 | USN-8894-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | poppler | 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.14 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-102621 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | poppler | 24.02.0-1ubuntu9.10 | USN-8894-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | poppler | 24.02.0-1ubuntu9.10 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-102621 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | poppler | 26.01.0-2ubuntu0.2 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-102621 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | poppler | 26.01.0-2ubuntu0.2 | USN-8894-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Freedesktop | Poppler | 26.08 |
Weakness: CWE-190, CWE-189 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
References
- VDB-411411 | Freedesktop Poppler SplashClip.cc clipToPath integer overflow vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-411411 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- CVE-2026-102621 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #942349 | freedesktop.org Poppler 26.07.0 Integer Overflow third-party-advisory
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/work_items/1763 related
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/merge_requests/2325 patch
- https://github.com/r1ck9-2q/cve_summit/blob/main/Signed-integer-overflow-in-SplashClip-clipToPath-SplashClip.cc-214.md exploit
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/commit/323c91036d99926a8b90dc14329f7b40aece22f8 patch