Foxit PDF Editor/PDF Reader U3D GIF Texture Decoding Path out-of-bounds write
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Foxit PDF Editor and PDF Reader. Affected is an unknown function of the component U3D GIF Texture Decoding Path. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-91789. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Foxit PDF Editor and PDF Reader (affected version not known). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component U3D GIF Texture Decoding Path. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Foxit PDF Editor/Reader’s U3D/GIF texture decoding path contained insufficient validation of image dimensions and related size information. Under certain conditions, this could lead to an incorrectly sized memory allocation and a subsequent out-of-bounds write during pixel processing, potentially resulting in remote code execution.
The advisory is available at foxit.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-91789 since 09/15/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/23/2026).
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-85155). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.foxitsoftware.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
VulDB Vector: 🔒VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6
VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CNA Base Score: 7.8
CNA Vector (Foxit): 🔒
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Exploiting
Class: Out-of-bounds writeCWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
09/15/2026 CVE reserved09/23/2026 Advisory disclosed
09/23/2026 VulDB entry created
09/23/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: foxitsoftware.comAdvisory: foxit.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-91789 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-91789
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-408858
EUVD: 🔒
Entry
Created: 09/23/2026 10:03Updated: 09/23/2026 17:56
Changes: 09/23/2026 10:03 (61), 09/23/2026 17:56 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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