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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 27, 2026· Updated Apr 29, 2026

CVE-2026-5940

CVE-2026-5940

Description

Calling a function that triggers a UI refresh after removing comments via a script may access an invalidated object, leading to program crashes.

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Affected products

2

Foxitsoftware/PDF Editor
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <13.2.4
Foxitsoftware/PDF Reader
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <2026.1.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

1

www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.htmlnvdVendor Advisory

News mentions

1

ZDI-26-301: Foxit PDF Reader Annotation Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Zero Day Initiative · Apr 27, 2026