CVE-2026-5938

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.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_reader::::::::

History

26 Oct 2026, 21:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) La gestión inadecuada del flujo de control permite que una cadena de acciones de documento manipulada cause una reentrada de diálogo modal en el hilo principal, lo que resulta en la congelación de la interfaz de usuario y denegación de servicio.

Information

Published : 2026-04-27 12:16

Updated : 2026-10-26 21:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-5938

Mitre link : CVE-2026-5938

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-5938

JSON object : View

Products Affected

foxit

pdf_editor
pdf_reader

CWE

CWE-691

Insufficient Control Flow Management

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