CVE-2026-5943 (GCVE-0-2026-5943)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-27 11:00 – Updated: 2026-04-28 03:55
VLAI?
Title
Foxit PDF Editor/Reader AcroForm Annotation Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Summary
Document structural anomalies caused inconsistencies between page element relationships and internal index states. When scripts triggered document modifications, object reference validity was not properly maintained, leading to a crash when accessing an invalid pointer during page information queries.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Editor Affected: Versions 2026.1 and earlier
Affected: Versions 14.0.3 and earlier
Affected: Versions 13.2.3 and earlier
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Credits
Anonymous working with TrendAI Zero Day Initiative
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