CVE-2026-5943

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.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

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) Anomalías estructurales del documento causaron inconsistencias entre las relaciones de los elementos de la página y los estados del índice interno. Cuando los scripts activaron modificaciones del documento, la validez de las referencias a objetos no se mantuvo correctamente, lo que provocó un fallo al acceder a un puntero inválido durante las consultas de información de la página.

Information

Published : 2026-04-27 12:16

Updated : 2026-10-26 21:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-5943

Mitre link : CVE-2026-5943

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-5943

JSON object : View

Products Affected

foxit

pdf_editor
pdf_reader

CWE

CWE-416

Use After Free

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