CVE-2026-5941Foxit PDF Editor/Reader AcroForm Signature Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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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
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Foxit
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Apr 27, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Editor foxit_software:foxit_pdf_editor (from the name) | Versions 2026.1 and earlier; Versions 14.0.3 and earlier | CNA record |
Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Reader foxit_software:foxit_pdf_reader (from the name) | Versions 2026.1 and earlier | CNA record |
foxit pdf_editor foxit:pdf_editor | from 14.0.0 before 14.0.4; from 2023.0.0 before 2026.1.1 | NVD |
foxit pdf_reader foxit:pdf_reader | before 2026.1.1 | NVD |
References
- https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.htmlvendor-advisory
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