{"id":"CVE-2026-91797","title":"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.","summary":"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.","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-73"],"vendor":"Foxit Software Inc.","product":"Foxit PDF Editor","affected":["foxit_pdf_editor Versions 2026.2 and earlier","foxit_pdf_editor Versions 14.0.7 and earlier","foxit_pdf_editor Versions 13.2.6 and earlier","foxit_pdf_reader Versions 2026.2 and earlier"],"published":"2026-09-23","updated":"2026-09-23","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-23T08:17:11.683","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-91797","references":[{"url":"https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html","label":"14984358-7092-470d-8f34-ade47a7658a2"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-09-23T08:20:37.588Z","slug":"CVE-2026-91797","body":"## Overview\n\nFoxit 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.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}