Vulnerability in Foxit Pdf Editor
CVE-2026-91796
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (7.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 7th percentile — 7.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Foxit Pdf Editor
- Foxit Pdf Reader
- Foxit Software Inc. Pdf Editor — versions Versions 13.2.6 and earlier, Versions 14.0.7 and earlier, Versions 2026.2 and earlier
- Foxit Software Inc. Pdf Reader — versions Versions 2026.2 and earlier
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- 14984358-7092-470d-8f34-ade47a7658a2 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-91796?
- CVE-2026-91796 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Foxit Pdf Editor, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-09-23.
- How severe is CVE-2026-91796?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.