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TI-2026-05207 Aliases CVE-2026-5937GHSA-wv7r-xg3p-ccr7

Foxit PDF Editor/Reader's insufficient parameter validation leads to denial-of-service vulnerability

Priority LOW 24CWE-248Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-248.

Summary

Insufficient parameter verification leads to the occurrence of format errors in files, which will trigger an unhandled "std::invalid_argument" exception, ultimately causing the program to terminate.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00103 0th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Foxit Software Inc.Foxit PDF Editorup to 2026.1; up to 14.0.3; up to 13.2.3—No fix listedCNA
Foxit Software Inc.Foxit PDF Readerup to 2026.1—No fix listedCNA
  • Foxit PDF Editor VendorFoxit Software Inc. Affected up to 2026.1; up to 14.0.3; up to 13.2.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Foxit PDF Reader VendorFoxit Software Inc. Affected up to 2026.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 13.2.4; 14.0.0 to before 14.0.4; 2023.0.0 to before 2026.1.1VulnerableFoxit
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2026.1.1VulnerableFoxit
  • cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 13.2.4; 14.0.0 to before 14.0.4; 2023.0.0 to before 2026.1.1 Vulnerable ·Foxit
  • cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2026.1.1 Vulnerable ·Foxit

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-5937
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wv7r-xg3p-ccr7

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2011-04633 Foxit PDF Reader < 4.3.1.0218 JavaScript File Write CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2016-06851 Out-of-bounds read in Foxit Reader CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2018-02932 Use after free in Foxit PDF Reader CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2018-02965 Use after free in Foxit PDF Reader CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-02964 Use after free in Foxit PDF Reader CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-02962 Use after free in Foxit PDF Reader CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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