CVE-2026-91797Foxit PDF Editor/Reader Portfolio Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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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.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-73
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Foxit
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Sep 23, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Editor foxit_software:foxit_pdf_editor (from the name) | Versions 2026.2 and earlier; Versions 14.0.7 and earlier; Versions 13.2.6 and earlier | CNA record |
Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Reader foxit_software:foxit_pdf_reader (from the name) | Versions 2026.2 and earlier | CNA record |
foxit pdf_editor foxit:pdf_editor | through 13.2.5.63482; from 14.0.0.33046 through 14.0.7.33751; from 2023.1.0.15510 through 2023.3.0.23028; from 2024.1.0.23997 through 2024.4.1.27687; from 2025.1.0.27937 through 2025.3.0.35737; from 2026.1.0.36452 through 2026.2.0.39747 | NVD |
foxit pdf_reader foxit:pdf_reader | through 2026.2.0.39747 | NVD |
References
- https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.htmlvendor-advisory
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