Foxit PDF Editor/PDF Reader Annotation out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Foxit PDF Editor and PDF Reader. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Annotation. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-91791. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Foxit PDF Editor and PDF Reader (the affected version unknown) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Annotation. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

When processing a specially crafted PDF file, Foxit PDF Editor/Reader may encounter a reentrant execution condition involving JavaScript triggered by page-visibility events. This can cause the application to access a released page-view object while calculating annotation boundaries, resulting in an invalid memory read and application crash.

The advisory is available at foxit.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-91791 since 09/15/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

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-2026-85131). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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CNA Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/15/2026 CVE reserved
09/23/2026 +8 days Advisory disclosed
09/23/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/23/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: foxitsoftware.com

Advisory: foxit.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-91791 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-91791
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-408866
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/23/2026 10:08
Updated: 09/23/2026 11:38
Changes: 09/23/2026 10:08 (61), 09/23/2026 11:38 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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