CVEvulnerability
CVE-2026-91797
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2026-09-23
- Last modified
- 2026-10-08
- Assigner
- 14984358-7092-470d-8f34-ade47a7658a2
- CVSS 3.1 (14984358-7092-470d-8f34-ade47a7658a2)
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-73
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.
Affected configurations
• foxit pdf editor (<= 13.2.5.63482)
• foxit pdf editor (>= 14.0.0.33046 <= 14.0.7.33751)
• foxit pdf editor (>= 2023.1.0.15510 <= 2023.3.0.23028)
• foxit pdf editor (>= 2024.1.0.23997 <= 2024.4.1.27687)
• foxit pdf editor (>= 2025.1.0.27937 <= 2025.3.0.35737)
• foxit pdf editor (>= 2026.1.0.36452 <= 2026.2.0.39747)
• foxit pdf reader (<= 2026.2.0.39747)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-73 External Control of File Name or Path weakness
References
- https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html Vendor Advisory