CVE-2026-5938

Published: Apr 27, 2026

Modified: Apr 27, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

5.5

MEDIUM

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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
Foxit Software Inc.	Foxit PDF Editor	affected `Versions 2026.1 and earlier` affected `Versions 14.0.3 and earlier` affected `Versions 13.2.3 and earlier`
Foxit Software Inc.	Foxit PDF Reader	affected `Versions 2026.1 and earlier`

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-691

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

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

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

References

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

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CVE-2026-5938

Description

Affected Products

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

References