Foxit HTML-to-PDF service lets users access other users' documents
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
The foxit.com HTML-to-PDF conversion service from Foxit Software Inc. is affected before 2026-10-29. A broken access control flaw (CWE-639) comes from a shared token used for submitted conversion documents. An unauthenticated remote attacker can access documents that other users submitted.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
A broken access control vulnerability exists in the Foxit official website’s HTML-to-PDF conversion service due to the use of a shared token for submitted conversion documents. This may allow unauthorized users to access documents submitted by other users.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foxit Software Inc. | foxit.com | before 2026-10-29 | 2026-10-29 | Patch available | CNA |
- foxit.com VendorFoxit Software Inc. Affected before 2026-10-29 Fixed in 2026-10-29 Patch available CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for foxit.com.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA foxit.com (Foxit Software Inc.) Fixed in 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-29 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-111417
- 2026-10-29 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-29 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-29 Alias added: GHSA-pgwj-fpp8-crj4
References
More Foxit Software Inc. vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-111417 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-111417 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pgwj-fpp8-crj4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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