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Foxit PDF Editor EUVDEUVD-2026-85133

| CVE-2026-91788 MEDIUM
Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere (CWE-668)
2026-09-23 Foxit GHSA-mw87-v3r3-7j2h
4.7
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Foxit
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Victim opens crafted trusted PDF
  2. Exploit
    Malicious JavaScript bypasses attribute authorization checks
  3. Execution
    Reads sensitive content from other open document in same process
  4. Impact
    Exfiltrate data to attacker endpoint

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Resource sphere isolation
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Collection

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Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the victim to open a crafted PDF that is loaded as a TRUSTED document (elevated JavaScript privilege) in Foxit PDF Editor/Reader, AND a second sensitive PDF must be open concurrently within the SAME application process for the cross-document read to succeed - the vulnerability is that Foxit's JavaScript interface omits the spec-required attribute authorization checks. Limiting factors: local attack vector (no network reachability), mandatory user interaction (opening the file), and high attack complexity from the trusted-document state plus the requirement that a target document already be loaded in-process; there is no memory corruption, so impact is confined to reading and exfiltrating document content.

Impact

This is a genuine but modest-priority issue best characterized as a high-CVSS-impact-but-constrained-real-risk flaw. The vendor CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N = 4.7 Medium) is internally consistent and I agree with it: the confidentiality impact is legitimately High (cross-document sensitive-content theft and external exfiltration), but multiple limiting factors keep the base score in the Medium band - Local attack vector (client-side file parsing, not network-reachable), High attack complexity (a second sensitive document must be open in the same process and the malicious PDF must run as a 'trusted' document with elevated JavaScript privileges), and required User Interaction (victim must open the malicious PDF). Integrity and availability are correctly N - this is pure information disclosure. No EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public POC are present in the input, so there is no signal of active or imminent exploitation; the only reference is Foxit's generic security-bulletins.html landing page with no version-specific advisory. The conditions are conflicting only in the sense that PR:N (unauthenticated) coexists with a 'trusted PDF' precondition - but 'trusted' here is a document-privilege state, not an authentication credential, so PR:N is defensible. Net: real but low-urgency; patch on normal cycle rather than emergency.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker crafts a PDF that is opened as a trusted document and embeds JavaScript that skips the specification-mandated attribute authorization checks to reach into another sensitive PDF the victim has open in the same Foxit process, reading its content and posting it to an attacker-controlled endpoint. Exploitation is local and requires the victim to open the malicious file while a second sensitive document is loaded, and the attack complexity is high. No public proof-of-concept was identified in the provided data.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 23, 2026

A crafted PDF opened in Foxit PDF Editor or Foxit PDF Reader can read content from other documents loaded in the same application process and transmit it to an external destination, because Foxit's JavaScript interface omits the attribute authorization checks required by the specification. The attack is local and requires the victim to open the file (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, base 4.7): a second sensitive PDF must already be open in the same process for the cross-document read to succeed, and the malicious document must run with the elevated privileges of a trusted document. There is no memory corruption, so the impact is confined to confidentiality (C:H/I:N/A:N); no public exploit identified at time of analysis, and the issue is not confirmed actively exploited (CISA KEV). Reported by Foxit and mapped to CWE-668 (Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere), this is a genuine but constrained information-disclosure flaw rather than a remotely reachable compromise vector.

RemediationAI

Apply the fixed build published in Foxit's security bulletins page (https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html); the specific patched version number is not disclosed in the available input data, so confirm the exact release from that advisory before treating a system as remediated. Because exploitation requires a trusted-document JavaScript context and a second document open in the same process, several effective compensating controls exist where patching must be delayed: disable JavaScript execution in the PDF viewer (Foxit PDF Editor/Reader: File > Preferences > JavaScript, uncheck the JavaScript enablement option) - trade-off is that form validation, calculations and scripted actions in legitimate PDFs stop working; restrict which documents may run as trusted by curating Trust Manager settings and removing trusted folders/locations so untrusted files cannot obtain the elevated privilege the exploit depends on - trade-off is that legitimate signed/certified workflows must be re-trusted manually; and avoid keeping multiple sensitive PDFs open simultaneously in one Foxit process (open them in separate instances/processes or close a document before opening an untrusted one) to remove the in-process target the cross-document read needs - trade-off is reduced workflow efficiency. Standard hygiene also applies: do not open PDFs from untrusted sources and harden host-side controls, since the attack vector is local with mandatory user interaction and no public exploit code has been identified.

Affected VersionsENISA

Foxit PDF Reader Versions 2026.2 and earlier
Foxit PDF Editor Versions 2026.2 and earlier
Foxit PDF Editor Versions 14.0.7 and earlier
Foxit PDF Editor Versions 13.2.6 and earlier

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The flaw lives in Foxit PDF Editor/Reader's JavaScript interface - the host-object and API layer that lets embedded PDF JavaScript interact with the document and the host application, functionally similar to the Acrobat JavaScript API. Per specification, that interface must perform attribute authorization checks, i.e. restrict which attributes/properties a script may read or set depending on the document's privilege state (trusted versus untrusted). Foxit omitted those checks, so JavaScript executing in the privileged context of a trusted document can reach attributes belonging to other documents open in the same process - the classic CWE-668 pattern of a resource (another document's content) being exposed to the wrong sphere (a script that should not have authority over it). The CVSS vector confirms a local (AV:L), high-complexity (AC:H), unauthenticated (PR:N) attack that still needs user interaction (UI:R) to open the file, with scope unchanged (S:U) and impact limited to confidentiality. There is no memory-safety component: this is a pure authorization/logic defect. The CPE entries (cpe:2.3:a:foxit_software_inc.:foxit_pdf_editor:* and ...:foxit_pdf_reader:*) carry wildcard versions, indicating the supplied data does not delimit specific affected release ranges, so the vendor bulletin should be consulted for exact version boundaries.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Foxit) PRIMARY 4.7 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 4.7 MEDIUM

Local file-parsing vector (AV:L), high complexity from trusted-document state plus a second doc open in-process (AC:H), no auth (PR:N), victim opens file (UI:R); confidentiality-only theft so C:H, I:N, A:N.

3.1 AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Foxit).

CVSS VectorVendor: Foxit

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

When implementing the JavaScript interface, Foxit PDF Editor/Reader did not perform the attribute authorization checks required by the specification. As a result, a trusted malicious PDF could potentially access sensitive content from other documents within the same process and transmit it externally.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 97% exploitable
Prevalence
High
leading Adobe Acrobat alternative, very widely deployed on enterprise and consumer endpoints
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

24
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +24
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

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