CVE-2026-5938 (GCVE-0-2026-5938)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-04-27 11:00
Modified
2026-04-27 13:42
Severity ?
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-691 - Insufficient Control Flow Management ()
Summary
Improper control flow management allows a crafted document action chain to cause modal dialog reentry on the main thread, resulting in UI freeze and denial of service.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Editor Version: Versions 2026.1 and earlier
Version: Versions 14.0.3 and earlier
Version: Versions 13.2.3 and earlier
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