CVE-2026-5940

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-04-27. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
7.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Calling a function that triggers a UI refresh after removing comments via a script may access an invalidated object, leading to program crashes.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EG Risk
—
EPSS
6.6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

April 27, 2026

Last Modified

April 29, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Apr 29, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Security Bulletins | Foxit

https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 38× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 108 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
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  3. 2026-07-21 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
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  28. 2026-06-14 23:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  30. 2026-06-14 11:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-06-13 23:00 UTCEPSS rescore
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  34. 2026-06-12 07:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  37. 2026-06-11 06:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  39. 2026-06-10 13:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  41. 2026-06-10 01:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-06-09 12:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-06-09 00:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-06-08 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-06-08 06:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-06-07 18:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-06-07 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  48. 2026-06-07 05:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-06-06 17:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-06-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  51. 2026-06-06 05:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-06-05 22:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  53. 2026-06-05 16:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-06-05 03:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-06-04 15:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-06-04 13:12 UTCEPSS rescore
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  58. 2026-06-04 02:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-06-03 14:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-06-03 01:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-06-02 20:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  62. 2026-06-02 12:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-06-02 00:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  66. 2026-06-01 11:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-5940?
CVE-2026-5940 is a high vulnerability published on April 27, 2026. Calling a function that triggers a UI refresh after removing comments via a script may access an invalidated object, leading to program crashes.
When was CVE-2026-5940 disclosed?
CVE-2026-5940 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 27, 2026, with the most recent update on April 29, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-5940 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-5940 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 6.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-5940?
CVE-2026-5940 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-5940?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-5940, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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