CVE•Published 2026-04-27•Modified 2026-04-29•0 articles on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-5938Foxit · Pdf_editor
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS percentile
3
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 97% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
Improper control flow management allows a crafted document action chain to cause modal dialog reentry on the main thread, resulting in UI freeze and denial of service.
Timeline
Published 2026-04-27
Modified 2026-04-29
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-5938Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Foxit Pdf Editor"All exposed Foxit Pdf Editor instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Pdf Editor"HTTP body or banner mentions "Pdf Editor" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-5938Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-5938Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-5938Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-5938GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-5938" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub (1)
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