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CVE-2026-5938
Foxit PDF Editor/Reader Infinite Loop Denial-of-Service Vulnerability
Medium5.5EPSS 0.10%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- Foxit
Description
Improper control flow management allows a crafted document action chain to cause modal dialog reentry on the main thread, resulting in UI freeze and denial of service.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| FoxitCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.10% · top 99% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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
Foxit Software Inc. · Foxit PDF Reader
- affected Versions 2026.1 and earlier
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Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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