# CVE-2026-102621: Freedesktop Poppler SplashClip.cc clipToPath integer overflow

- Severity: CVSS 4.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: 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:P
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-09-29 · Updated: 2026-09-30

## Affected

- Freedesktop Poppler: 26.08

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Freedesktop Poppler, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/411411
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/411411/cti
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-102621
- https://vuldb.com/submit/942349
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/work_items/1763
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/merge_requests/2325
- https://github.com/r1ck9-2q/cve_summit/blob/main/Signed-integer-overflow-in-SplashClip-clipToPath-SplashClip.cc-214.md
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/commit/323c91036d99926a8b90dc14329f7b40aece22f8

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