CVE-2026-5942 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-5942: Foxit PDF Editor/Reader AcroForm Signature Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Vendor Foxit Software Inc.
Product Foxit PDF Editor
Weakness CWE-416
Published April 27, 2026
Last update April 27, 2026

CVSS base score

5.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Flaws in page lifecycle management allow document structure changes to desynchronize internal component states, causing subsequent operations to access invalidated objects and crash the program.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 27, 2026 CVE published
April 27, 2026 Record updated