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CVE-2026-57246 Foxit Software Inc. CVE debrief
A lack of argument validation in JavaScript signature verification can cause the application to crash when dealing with abnormally constructed objects. This HIGH severity vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 7.8, affects the application when dealing with abnormally constructed objects. The vulnerability is caused by a lack of argument validation in JavaScript signature verification. The signature plugin does not perform validation when copying the abnormal string, causing the application to crash.
- Vendor
- Foxit Software Inc.
- Product
- Foxit PDF Editor
- CVSS
- HIGH 7.8
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in stored evidence
- Original CVE published
- 2026-07-08
- Original CVE updated
- 2026-07-09
- Advisory published
- 2026-07-08
- Advisory updated
- 2026-07-09
Who should care
Security teams should assess the impact of this HIGH severity vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 7.8, on their systems and applications. Operators, platform administrators, and vulnerability management teams should review the affected product or component and verify the affected scope and vendor guidance.
Technical summary
The vulnerability is caused by a lack of argument validation in JavaScript signature verification. When dealing with abnormally constructed objects, the signature plugin does not perform validation when copying the abnormal string, causing the application to crash. The CVSS vector is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Security teams should assess the impact of this HIGH severity vulnerability on their systems and applications.
Defensive priority
Apply patches or updates from the vendor to fix the vulnerability. Conduct a thorough review of system and application configurations to ensure they are not vulnerable to this issue.
Recommended defensive actions
- Verify and apply vendor patches or updates to fix the vulnerability.
- Conduct a thorough review of system and application configurations to ensure they are not vulnerable to this issue.
- Monitor system and application logs for potential exploitation attempts.
- Review compensating controls for exposed systems while remediation is scheduled and verified.
- Check relevant monitoring, detection, and logs for exposed assets that need extra review.
- Track exceptions, retest remediated assets, and close the item only after evidence is documented.
- Confirm whether affected product deployments exist in managed environments and assign an owner for follow-up.
Evidence notes
The CVE record was published on 2026-07-08T09:16:32.620Z and has not been modified since then. The NVD entry is currently being reviewed. Security teams should verify the affected product deployments and assess the impact of this HIGH severity vulnerability. The CVE record provides limited information, and defenders should verify the affected scope and vendor guidance.
Sources and references
Verified primary and authoritative sources
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CVE-2026-57246 CVE Program record
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-57246
CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.
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CVE-2026-57246 NVD vulnerability detail
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-57246
NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.
Supplemental references
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Source reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html
14984358-7092-470d-8f34-ade47a7658a2
Methodology and review provenance
AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.