CVE-2026-5937 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Insufficient parameter verification leads to the occurrence of format errors in files, which will trigger an unhandled "std::invalid_argument" exception, ultimately causing the program to terminate.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00013.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

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References

Link	Providers
https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html

History

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Insufficient parameter verification leads to the occurrence of format errors in files, which will trigger an unhandled "std::invalid_argument" exception, ultimately causing the program to terminate.
Title		Foxit PDF Editor/Reader's insufficient parameter validation leads to denial-of-service vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-248
References		https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Foxit

Published: 2026-04-27T11:00:42.447Z

Updated: 2026-04-27T13:42:51.578Z

Reserved: 2026-04-09T03:42:03.943Z

Link: CVE-2026-5937

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-27T13:40:16.406Z

NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-27T12:16:24.030

Modified: 2026-04-27T12:16:24.030

Link: CVE-2026-5937

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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