Vulnerability · Published Apr 27, 2026 · Assigned by Foxit

CVE-2026-5942Foxit PDF Editor/Reader AcroForm Signature Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity use-after-free in Foxit PDF Editor from Foxit Software Inc.. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 8% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 92.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Flaws in page lifecycle management allow document structure changes to desynchronize internal component states, causing subsequent operations to access invalidated objects and crash the program.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Editor Versions 2026.1 and earlierVersions 14.0.3 and earlierVersions 13.2.3 and earlier
Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Reader Versions 2026.1 and earlier

Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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