Vulnerability · CVE-2026-5940
Calling a function that triggers a UI refresh after removing comments via a script may access an invalidated object, leading to program crashes.
Published Apr 27, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · pdf editor
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-5940. EPSS is 0.16%. 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
- 0.16%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe foxit/pdf editor · cpe foxit/pdf reader
Calling a function that triggers a UI refresh after removing comments via a script may access an invalidated object, leading to program crashes.
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-2026-5940
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
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-2026-5940. EPSS is 0.16%. 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-416: Use After Free. EPSS 0.16%. 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.
Apr 27, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
Calling a function that triggers a UI refresh after removing comments via a script may access an invalidated object, leading to program crashes.
Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
Calling a function that triggers a UI refresh after removing comments via a script may access an invalidated object, leading to program crashes.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-5940
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-5940
30-day exploitation probability 0.2%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-5940
Calling a function that triggers a UI refresh after removing comments via a script may access an invalidated object, leading to program crashes.
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.