CVE-2026-5938

Application freeze via modal dialog reentry

Published Apr 27, 2026 · Updated Apr 27, 2026

Denial of service in affected Foxit PDF Editor and Reader versions allows attackers to freeze the interface through a crafted PDF action chain. A document action chain reenters a modal dialog on the main thread without terminating the control-flow cycle, leaving the user interface unresponsive. Opening the document on Windows is required; affected releases include Editor 13.2.3 and earlier, 14.0.3 and earlier, and 2026.1 and earlier, plus Reader 2026.1 and earlier, and the reported consequence is an application freeze rather than data access or code execution.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.10%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Denial of service in affected Foxit PDF Editor and Reader versions allows attackers to freeze the interface through a crafted PDF action chain. A document action chain reenters a modal dialog on the main thread without terminating the control-flow cycle, leaving the user interface unresponsive. Opening the document on Windows is required; affected releases include Editor 13.2.3 and earlier, 14.0.3 and earlier, and 2026.1 and earlier, plus Reader 2026.1 and earlier, and the reported consequence is an application freeze rather than data access or code execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-5938
Published
Apr 27, 2026
Updated
Apr 27, 2026
Vendor
Foxit Software
Product
Foxit PDF Reader
Classifications
CWE-691, T1499.004, T1204.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 27, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 27, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=Versions 2026.1 and earlier

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Foxit Software · Foxit PDF Readerversion=Versions 2026.1 and earlier
Foxit Software · Foxit PDF Editorversion=Versions 13.2.3 and earlier; version=Versions 14.0.3 and earlier; version=Versions 2026.1 and earlier

Published CVSS scores

5.5Foxit SoftwareCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-691Insufficient Control Flow Management
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation
T1204.002Malicious File

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