Description
When processing a specially crafted PDF file, Foxit PDF Editor/Reader may encounter a reentrant execution condition involving JavaScript triggered by page-visibility events. This can cause the application to access a released page-view object while calculating annotation boundaries, resulting in an invalid memory read and application crash.
Published: 2026-09-23
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Denial of Service (application crash)
Action: Apply Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

Foxit PDF Editor/Reader may process a specially crafted PDF that triggers JavaScript during page‑visibility events. This can cause the application to enter a re‑entrant path while a page‑view object has already been freed, resulting in an invalid memory read and a crash. The CVE description does not provide evidence of arbitrary code execution, so the impact is limited to denial of service.

Affected Systems

Foxit Software Inc. products: Foxit PDF Editor and Foxit PDF Reader. No specific vulnerable versions are listed, so any build prior to the latest vendor release may be affected.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 7.8 marks the vulnerability as high severity, while the EPSS score of less than 1% indicates a low likelihood of exploitation currently. The issue is not present in CISA’s KEV catalog. Exploitation would require the victim to open a malicious PDF, typically via email or a web download, which is a user‑initiated but remotely deliverable vector. This estimation is inferred from the description, as the threat requires user interaction.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 23, 2026 at 16:39 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Foxit PDF Editor and Reader to the latest version available from Foxit Software to apply the vendor‑issued fix.
  • Disable JavaScript execution within PDF documents, or enforce a policy that blocks embedded scripts to prevent re‑entrant processing.
  • Restrict or quarantine PDFs from untrusted sources, and enforce email/download controls to limit the opportunity for malicious documents to reach users.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 23, 2026 at 16:39 UTC.

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History

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Foxit
Foxit pdf Editor
Foxit pdf Reader
Microsoft
Microsoft windows
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Foxit
Foxit pdf Editor
Foxit pdf Reader
Microsoft
Microsoft windows

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Foxitsoftware
Foxitsoftware foxit Pdf Editor
Foxitsoftware foxit Reader
Vendors & Products Foxitsoftware
Foxitsoftware foxit Pdf Editor
Foxitsoftware foxit Reader

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description When processing a specially crafted PDF file, Foxit PDF Editor/Reader may encounter a reentrant execution condition involving JavaScript triggered by page-visibility events. This can cause the application to access a released page-view object while calculating annotation boundaries, resulting in an invalid memory read and application crash.
Title Foxit PDF Editor/Reader Annotation Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-416
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Subscriptions

Foxit Pdf Editor Pdf Reader
Foxitsoftware Foxit Pdf Editor Foxit Reader
Microsoft Windows
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Foxit

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-23T14:47:49.974Z

Reserved: 2026-09-15T07:34:40.287Z

Link: CVE-2026-91791

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-23T14:47:46.573Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-23T08:17:10.987

Modified: 2026-10-08T12:52:52.453

Link: CVE-2026-91791

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No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-24T09:11:47Z

Weaknesses