CVE-2026-5940
Foxit PDF Editor/Reader Annotation Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Calling a function that triggers a UI refresh after removing comments via a script may access an invalidated object, leading to program crashes.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Foxit PDF Editor/Reader Annotation Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Calling a function that triggers a UI refresh after removing comments via a script may access an invalidated object, leading to program crashes.
- Record
CVE-2026-5940- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-25826
Calling a function that triggers a UI refresh after removing comments via a script may access an invalidated object, leading to program crashes.
- Record
EUVD-2026-25826- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gmwv-jpmc-ppqc
Calling a function that triggers a UI refresh after removing comments via a script may access an...
Calling a function that triggers a UI refresh after removing comments via a script may access an invalidated object, leading to program crashes.
- Record
GHSA-gmwv-jpmc-ppqc- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Calling a function that triggers a UI refresh after removing comments via a script may access an invalidated object, leading to program crashes.
- Record
CVE-2026-5940- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-5940 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Foxit Pdf Editor, published April 27, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.17%, the 6th percentile. No source names a fixed version.