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CVE-2026-91796: Foxit PDF Editor · :Protection Mechanism Failure

Affects Foxit PDF EditorSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.1 Medium.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.1Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 6% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 23 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 6 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Foxit Software Inc.Foxit PDF EditorAffected
  • =Versions 2026.2 and earlier
  • =Versions 14.0.7 and earlier
  • =Versions 13.2.6 and earlier
Fixed in–
Foxit Software Inc.Foxit PDF ReaderAffected
  • =Versions 2026.2 and earlier
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Until a fix is available, users should exercise caution when opening PDFs from untrusted sources and consider disabling features that allow external SMB authentication if possible.

Description

The interface of Foxit PDF Editor/Reader lacks the permission verification for secure reading mode, which allows specially crafted PDFs to trigger external SMB authentication without any security prompts and thereby leak the hash of the user's credentials.

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