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GHSA-V92H-4968-3789

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-27 12:30 – Updated: 2026-04-27 12:30

Details

Flaws in page lifecycle management allow document structure changes to desynchronize internal component states, causing subsequent operations to access invalidated objects and crash the program.

Severity ?

5.5 (Medium)


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

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CVE-2026-5942 (GCVE-0-2026-5942)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-27 11:00 – Updated: 2026-04-27 13:43

Title

Foxit PDF Editor/Reader AcroForm Signature Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Summary

Flaws in page lifecycle management allow document structure changes to desynchronize internal component states, causing subsequent operations to access invalidated objects and crash the program.

Severity ?

5.5 (Medium)


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

CWE

CWE-416 - Use after free

Assigner

Foxit

References

URL

Tags

https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html

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

Foxit Software Inc.

Foxit PDF Reader

Affected: Versions 2026.1 and earlier

Credits

Anonymous working with TrendAI Zero Day Initiative

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Sightings

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Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-V92H-4968-3789

CVE-2026-5942 (GCVE-0-2026-5942)

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