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CVE-2026-5943

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Description

Document structural anomalies caused inconsistencies between page element relationships and internal index states. When scripts triggered document modifications, object reference validity was not properly maintained, leading to a crash when accessing an invalid pointer during page information queries.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.8 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
14984358-7092-470d-8f34-ade47a7658a2
Published
2026-04-27 12:16:24.717000
Last modified
2026-10-26 21:10:00.170000
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  "published": "2026-04-27T12:16:24.717",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-26T21:10:00.170",
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