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GHSA-PMW8-7X25-6JMX

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-23 09:30 – Updated: 2026-09-23 09:30

Details

Foxit PDF Editor/Reader's FileOpen plugin did not adequately validate certain encryption metadata in specially crafted PDF files. This could leave an internal pointer in an invalid state, resulting in chained read and write access violations and potentially enabling arbitrary code execution.

Severity

7.8 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2026-91795 (GCVE-0-2026-91795)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-23 07:51 – Updated: 2026-09-23 14:46

Title

Foxit PDF Editor/Reader FileOpen Uninitialized Variable Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Summary

Severity

7.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-09-23 14:46 UTC

CWE

CWE-822 - Untrusted pointer dereference

Assigner

Foxit mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html

Impacted products

2 products

Vendor	Product	Version
Foxit Software Inc.	Foxit PDF Editor	Affected: Versions 2026.2 and earlier Affected: Versions 14.0.7 and earlier Affected: Versions 13.2.6 and earlier
Foxit Software Inc.	Foxit PDF Reader	Affected: Versions 2026.2 and earlier

Credits

Pwn2Sleep working with TrendAI Zero Day Initiative

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