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CVE-2026-91796: foxit software inc. foxit pdf editor Protection Mechanism Failure

CVSS: 6.1v3.1MediumAnalyzed
Published 23-09-2026Last modified 23-09-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-91796 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) Protection Mechanism Failure vulnerability in foxit software inc. foxit pdf editor. EPSS estimates a 0.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 1.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
24/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.1/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.12%
0%100%
Low · Change unavailable
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 23-09-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 23-09-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.12%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

2%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Change unavailable

Change unavailable

23-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.12%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Foxit2 products
  • pdf_editor≤ 13.2.5.63482 | ≥ 14.0.0.33046, ≤ 14.0.7.33751 | ≥ 2023.1.0.15510, ≤ 2023.3.0.23028 | ≥ 2024.1.0.23997, ≤ 2024.4.1.27687 | ≥ 2025.1.0.27937, ≤ 2025.3.0.35737 | ≥ 2026.1.0.36452, ≤ 2026.2.0.39747
  • pdf_reader≤ 2026.2.0.39747
Foxit software inc.2 products

2 vendors · 4 products

References

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