Description
When opening a specially crafted PDF, Foxit PDF Editor/Reader executes scripts that modify annotation rich-text attributes containing malformed font data. During subsequent annotation appearance reconstruction, it accesses an object after it has been released, resulting in a use-after-free condition and an application crash.
Published: 2026-09-23
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Information Disclosure
Action: Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

Foxit PDF Editor/Reader has a use‑after‑free flaw triggered by a specially crafted PDF. When the document activates embedded scripts that alter annotation rich‑text attributes with malformed font data, the editor later rebuilds annotation appearance and accesses a memory object that has already been freed. This leads to an application crash and, as a side effect, exposes internal data that may contain sensitive information from the PDF or the host system. The vulnerability is classified as CWE‑416.

Affected Systems

Foxit Software Inc. products, namely Foxit PDF Editor and Foxit PDF Reader, are affected. Specific version ranges are not disclosed in the advisory.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS base score is 7.8, indicating a high impact. The EPSS score is below 1 %, suggesting a very low probability of exploitation in the wild at the time of assessment. The vulnerability is not in the KEV catalog. Attack requires an end‑user to open a malicious PDF, typically via local or network delivery, and rely on the victim running the corrupted file with JavaScript enabled.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 23, 2026 at 14:46 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Install the latest Foxit PDF Editor/Reader version that contains a fix for this issue.
  • If an update is unavailable, disable JavaScript execution in PDF documents or configure Foxit to refuse to run scripts from untrusted files.
  • Consider using an alternative PDF viewer that does not execute embedded scripts.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 23, 2026 at 14:46 UTC.

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History

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +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 opening a specially crafted PDF, Foxit PDF Editor/Reader executes scripts that modify annotation rich-text attributes containing malformed font data. During subsequent annotation appearance reconstruction, it accesses an object after it has been released, resulting in a use-after-free condition and an application crash.
Title Foxit PDF Editor/Reader Doc Object Use-After-Free Information Disclosure 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: 2026-09-23T14:46:15.018Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-91793

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-23T14:46:11.922Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-23T08:17:11.223

Modified: 2026-10-08T13:47:43.337

Link: CVE-2026-91793

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-24T09:11:52Z

Weaknesses