CVE-2026-91797: Foxit PDF Editor/Reader Portfolio Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-09-23 · updated 2026-10-08
Weakness: CWE-73

Description

Foxit PDF Editor/Reader failed to validate the directory traversal path in the attachment file name, resulting in malicious attachments being able to be written to directories outside the expected secure area when the PDF is opened.

Affected products

Foxit PDF Reader: through 13.2.5.63482; from 14.0.0.33046 through 14.0.7.33751; from 2023.1.0.15510 through 2023.3.0.23028; from 2024.1.0.23997 through 2024.4.1.27687; from 2025.1.0.27937 through 2025.3.0.35737; from 2026.1.0.36452 through 2026.2.0.39747
Foxit Pdf Reader: through 2026.2.0.39747

References

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

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