Description
The interface of Foxit PDF Editor/Reader lacks the permission verification for secure reading mode, which allows specially crafted PDFs to trigger external SMB authentication without any security prompts and thereby leak the hash of the user's credentials.
Published: 2026-09-23
Score: 6.1 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Foxit
Foxit pdf Editor
Foxit pdf Reader
Microsoft
Microsoft windows
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Foxit
Foxit pdf Editor
Foxit pdf Reader
Microsoft
Microsoft windows

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Foxitsoftware
Foxitsoftware foxit Pdf Editor
Foxitsoftware foxit Reader
Vendors & Products Foxitsoftware
Foxitsoftware foxit Pdf Editor
Foxitsoftware foxit Reader

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The interface of Foxit PDF Editor/Reader lacks the permission verification for secure reading mode, which allows specially crafted PDFs to trigger external SMB authentication without any security prompts and thereby leak the hash of the user's credentials.
Title Foxit PDF Editor/Reader importIcon NTLM Response Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-693
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H'}


Subscriptions

Foxit Pdf Editor Pdf Reader
Foxitsoftware Foxit Pdf Editor Foxit Reader
Microsoft Windows
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Foxit

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-23T14:46:30.859Z

Reserved: 2026-09-15T07:34:40.287Z

Link: CVE-2026-91796

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-23T14:46:27.813Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-23T08:17:11.570

Modified: 2026-10-08T13:49:03.810

Link: CVE-2026-91796

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-24T09:12:01Z

Weaknesses