Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-92176 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-92176 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-92176?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 15 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- pdfforge PDF Architect.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-92176?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-92176 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-92176?
- Check whether you run Pdfforge PDF Architect. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
The vulnerability is an out-of-bounds buffer read in the handling of App objects within pdfforge PDF Architect. The flaw arises from insufficient validation of user-supplied data when processing App objects, allowing an attacker to read past the end of an allocated buffer. The attack requires user interaction—the target must open a malicious file or visit a malicious page. Successfully exploiting this vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the PDF Architect process. No patch status is currently documented in the advisory; mitigation is currently limited to restricting use of the product.
Affected products
- pdfforge PDF Architect
Timeline
- 2025-11-27: disclosed: Vulnerability reported to vendor
- 2026-08-31: advisory: Coordinated public release of advisory
- 2026-09-15: other: Published to NVD