CVE-2026-91803

Security Vulnerability Report – Foxit PDF Editor/Reader Updater DLL Search Path Hijacking

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 23, 2026 at 07:50 AM UTC
Updated: October 8, 2026 at 02:05 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorPDF ReaderPDF Editor· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the updater of Foxit PDF Editor/Reader due to unsafe loading of dynamic-link libraries from a user-writable directory during high-privilege operations. A local attacker could exploit this issue to execute code with elevated privileges.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 13.2.5.6348214.0.0.33046 ≤ v ≤ 14.0.7.337512023.1.0.15510 ≤ v ≤ 2023.3.0.230282024.1.0.23997 ≤ v ≤ 2024.4.1.276872025.1.0.27937 ≤ v ≤ 2025.3.0.357372026.1.0.36452 ≤ v ≤ 2026.2.0.39747*Versions 14.0.7 and earlierVersions 2026.2 and earlier
microsoft-windows (environment)
v ≤ 2026.2.0.39747*Versions 2026.2 and earlier
microsoft-windows (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (1)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-427

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