CVE-2026-5941

Parsing logic flaws cause non-signature data to be misidentified as valid signatures when processing malformed form field hierarchies, leading to invalid memory writes and program crashes during internal data structure construction.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_reader::::::::

History

29 Apr 2026, 17:24

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Foxit Foxit pdf Editor Foxit pdf Reader
References	~~() https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html -~~	() https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html - Vendor Advisory
CWE		NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_reader:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor::::::::

27 Apr 2026, 12:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-04-27 12:16

Updated : 2026-04-29 17:24

NVD link : CVE-2026-5941

Mitre link : CVE-2026-5941

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-5941

JSON object : View

Products Affected

foxit

pdf_editor
pdf_reader

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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