CVE-2026-5938

MEDIUM

Foxit PDF Editor/Reader Infinite Loop Denial-of-Service Vulnerability

Title source: cna

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.

References (1)

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

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0001

EPSS Percentile 2.9%

Attack Vector LOCAL

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

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-691

Status published

Products (6)

foxit/pdf_editor < 13.2.4

foxit/pdf_reader < 2026.1.1

Foxit Software Inc./Foxit PDF Editor Versions 13.2.3 and earlier

Foxit Software Inc./Foxit PDF Editor Versions 14.0.3 and earlier

Foxit Software Inc./Foxit PDF Editor Versions 2026.1 and earlier

Foxit Software Inc./Foxit PDF Reader Versions 2026.1 and earlier

Published Apr 27, 2026

Tracked Since Apr 27, 2026