TI-2026-65448 Aliases CVE-2026-102621 GHSA-fxmp-c8v9-778f

Freedesktop Poppler SplashClip.cc clipToPath integer overflow

LOW 21CWE-189Published 2026-09-29 · Updated 2026-09-30

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Attack requirements: None
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · Low
Fix status: Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 5 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00112 1st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA

Fix Partial Poppler (Freedesktop): 26.09.0Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 5 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Freedesktop	Poppler	26.08	26.09.0	Patch available	CNA

Poppler VendorFreedesktop Affected 26.08 Fixed in 26.09.0 Patch available CNA

CPE names CNA · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler::::::::	—	—	Freedesktop

cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:poppler:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Freedesktop

Remediation

Fix · CNA Poppler (Freedesktop) Fixed in 26.09.0

Red Hat 1 advisory

RHSA-2026:74469 Released 2026-10-01 · Red Hat rating Moderate
Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs Security Update
- Red Hat Hardened Images poppler-26.08.0-1.2.hum1@aarch64, poppler-26.08.0-1.2.hum1@src, poppler-26.08.0-1.2.hum1@x86_64 +18

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Product	Status	Plan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	Affected	No fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	Affected	No fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Hardened Images	Fixed	RHSA-2026:74469

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-102621
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fxmp-c8v9-778f

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/r1ck9-2q/cve_summit/blob/main/Signed-integer-overflow-in-SplashClip-clipToPath-SplashClip.cc-214.md

Patch 2

Other 1

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/work_items/1763

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TI-2026-62922 Freedesktop Poppler SampledFunction Function.cc integer overflow CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
TI-2025-32126 An issue in the pdfseparate utility of freedesktop poppler v25.04.0 allows attackers to… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2022-20347 An issue was discovered in D-Bus before 1.12.24, 1.13.x and 1.14.x before 1.14.4, and… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5

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Sources

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