CVE-2026-18622 (GCVE-0-2026-18622)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-08-13 07:00
Modified
2026-08-13 14:15
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-451 - User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information
Summary
Foxit PDF Editor/Reader inconsistently alerts users when signature fields are abnormally modified, including alterations to appearance, coordinates, or field duplication. This may mislead users into trusting tampered documents, since the UI cannot accurately reflect the actual integrity status of signatures.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |||||||
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| Foxit Software Inc. | Foxit PDF Editor |
Version: Versions 2026.1.2 and earlier Version: Versions 14.0.5 and earlier Version: Versions 13.2.5 and earlier |
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Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date |
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Nomenclature
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