CVE-2026-5939
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
A crafted XFA PDF can trigger a use-after-free condition during calculate event processing, causing the application to crash and resulting in an arbitrary code execution.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
5.5
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
14984358-7092-470d-8f34-ade47a7658a2
Published
2026-04-27 12:16:24.263000
Last modified
2026-10-26 21:10:00.170000
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