CVE-2026-91795 PUBLISHED

Foxit PDF Editor/Reader FileOpen Uninitialized Variable Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Assigner: Foxit
Reserved: 15.09.2026 Published: 23.09.2026 Updated: 23.09.2026

Foxit PDF Editor/Reader's FileOpen plugin did not adequately validate certain encryption metadata in specially crafted PDF files. This could leave an internal pointer in an invalid state, resulting in chained read and write access violations and potentially enabling arbitrary code execution.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 7.8

Product Status

Vendor Foxit Software Inc.
Product Foxit PDF Editor
Versions Default: unaffected
  • Version Versions 2026.2 and earlier is affected
  • Version Versions 14.0.7 and earlier is affected
  • Version Versions 13.2.6 and earlier is affected
Vendor Foxit Software Inc.
Product Foxit PDF Reader
Versions Default: unaffected
  • Version Versions 2026.2 and earlier is affected

Credits

  • Pwn2Sleep working with TrendAI Zero Day Initiative finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-822 Untrusted pointer dereference CWE

Impacts

  • Potential arbitrary code execution