Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) and Foxit PDF Reader for Windows - CVE-2026-91814

 

Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) and Foxit PDF Reader for Windows - CVE-2026-91814

Published: September 23, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU151836
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-91814
CWE-ID: CWE-347
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause users to trust manipulated documents.

The vulnerability exists due to improper verification of cryptographic signatures in signature verification when handling signed documents. A remote attacker can provide a signed document with dynamically altered content to cause users to trust manipulated documents.

The issue occurs after the visibility of certain content is dynamically altered during incremental updates.


Affected software

Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF)
Foxit PDF Reader for Windows

How to mitigate CVE-2026-91814

Install security update from vendor's website.

Foxit PDF Editor (formerly Foxit PhantomPDF) - addressed in versions 13.2.7.24160, 14.0.8.33807, 2026.2.1.39815
Foxit PDF Reader for Windows - update to 2026.2.1.39815

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