cve-2026-91797

HIGH CVSS 7.8 cvelistv5
Description

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.

Timeline
Published
2026-09-23 07:50 UTC
Last Modified
2026-09-23
CVSS Details
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
Affected Products
  • Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Editor
  • Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Reader
Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-73
SSVC (CISA Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization) CISA Coordinator v2.0.3
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Decision timestamp
2026-09-23T15:25:36.693438Z

What is SSVC? — CISA's vulnerability-prioritisation framework using a decision tree rather than a single score.

References
Linked Vulnerabilities

No linked vulnerabilities found.

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