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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-5942

Flaws in page lifecycle management allow document structure changes to desynchronize internal component states, causing subsequent operations to access invalidated obj…

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

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-5942. 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

Flaws in page lifecycle management allow document structure changes to desynchronize internal component states, causing subsequent operations to access invalidated objects and crash the program.

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-2026-5942

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-2026-5942. 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-416: Use After Free. 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

    Flaws in page lifecycle management allow document structure changes to desynchronize internal component states, causing subsequent operations to access invalidated objects and crash the program.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Flaws in page lifecycle management allow document structure changes to desynchronize internal component states, causing subsequent operations to access invalidated objects and crash the program.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-5942

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-5942

    30-day exploitation probability 0.1%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-5942

    Flaws in page lifecycle management allow document structure changes to desynchronize internal component states, causing subsequent operations to access invalidated objects and crash the program.

    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.