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CVE-2026-91797

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
23/09/2026
Last modified:
08/10/2026

Description

Foxit PDF Editor/Reader failed to validate the directory traversal path in the attachment file name, resulting in malicious attachments being able to be written to directories outside the expected secure area when the PDF is opened.

Impact

Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.80 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x
7.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 13.2.5.63482 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 14.0.0.33046 (including) 14.0.7.33751 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 2023.1.0.15510 (including) 2023.3.0.23028 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 2024.1.0.23997 (including) 2024.4.1.27687 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 2025.1.0.27937 (including) 2025.3.0.35737 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 2026.1.0.36452 (including) 2026.2.0.39747 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 2026.2.0.39747 (including)
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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