A path traversal vulnerability exists in Foxit PDF Editor/Reader's handling of embedded PDF resources. Insufficient validation of resource file paths may allow files to be written outside their inten…

High CVSS 7.8

CVECVE-2026-91801

First seen2026-09-23 08:31 UTC

Disclosed2026-09-23 08:17 UTC

Last updated2026-09-23 08:31 UTC

Channel statusauto

Summary

A path traversal vulnerability exists in Foxit PDF Editor/Reader's handling of embedded PDF resources. Insufficient validation of resource file paths may allow files to be written outside their intended locations, potentially enabling arbitrary code execution.

In-depth triage

No in-depth report has been generated yet (DR-003 v2 AI pipeline is under construction).

Sources

NVD DATABASE

Original Links

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

Timeline

2026-09-23 nvd_ingest NVD