# CVE-2026-91794: Foxit PDF Editor/Reader DeviceN Colorspace Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

> Attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause crashes by tricking users into opening malicious PDF files with malformed color space data.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 23 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m5j8-prg6-375j

## What is CVE-2026-91794?

CVE-2026-91794 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Foxit Pdf Editor, published on 23 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the PDF rendering process of Foxit PDF Editor/Reader due to insufficient consistency and boundary validation when processing malformed color space data, which may cause the program to crash and potentially lead to remote code execution.

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-91794?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Foxit Pdf Editor, Foxit Pdf Reader.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-91794?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-91794 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-91794 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-91794 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Foxit Pdf Editor

- [CVE-2022-28104](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28104/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-24954](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24954/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-24955](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24955/): Other in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-91798](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-91798/): Foxit PDF Editor/Reader Updater Privilege Escalation (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-91800](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-91800/): Foxit PDF Editor installer local privilege escalation (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-91794 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-91794 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Foxit Pdf Editor, published on 23 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-91794 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Foxit Pdf Editor. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-91794/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-91794/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-91794
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-91794
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-91794

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-91794/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.