CVE-2026-5939
published 2026-04-27CVE-2026-5939: A crafted XFA PDF can trigger a use-after-free condition during calculate event processing, causing the application to crash and resulting in an arbitrary code…
PriorityP423medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.11%
1.7th percentile
A crafted XFA PDF can trigger a use-after-free condition during calculate event processing, causing the application to crash and resulting in an arbitrary code execution.
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| foxit | pdf_editor | >= 14.0.0 < 14.0.4 | 14.0.4 |
| foxit | pdf_editor | >= 2023.0.0 < 2026.1.1 | 2026.1.1 |
| foxit | pdf_reader | < 2026.1.1 | 2026.1.1 |
| foxit_software_inc | foxit_pdf_editor | — | — |
| foxit_software_inc | foxit_pdf_editor | — | — |
| foxit_software_inc | foxit_pdf_reader | — | — |
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GHSA
GHSA-242w-wcg6-2fc6: A crafted XFA PDF can trigger a use-after-free condition during calculate event processing, causing the application to crash and resulting in an arbit
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-04-27
CVE-2026-5939 [MEDIUM] CWE-416 GHSA-242w-wcg6-2fc6: A crafted XFA PDF can trigger a use-after-free condition during calculate event processing, causing the application to crash and resulting in an arbit
A crafted XFA PDF can trigger a use-after-free condition during calculate event processing, causing the application to crash and resulting in an arbitrary code execution.
VulDB
Foxit PDF Editor/PDF Reader XFA PDF use after free (EUVD-2026-25825)
vuldb·2026-04-27·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2026-5939 [MEDIUM] Foxit PDF Editor/PDF Reader XFA PDF use after free (EUVD-2026-25825)
A vulnerability was found in Foxit PDF Editor and PDF Reader and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component XFA PDF Handler. The manipulation results in use after free.
This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-5939. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2026-04-27
Published