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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-5938

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.

Published Apr 27, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · pdf editor

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-5938. EPSS is 0.15%. Act only if a listed version of pdf editor is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium5.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.15%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe foxit/pdf editor · cpe foxit/pdf reader

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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe foxit/pdf editorversion unspecified
  • cpe foxit/pdf readerversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-5938

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-5938. EPSS is 0.15%. Act only if a listed version of pdf editor is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-691. EPSS 0.15%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 27, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-5938

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-5938

    30-day exploitation probability 0.1%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-5938

    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.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.