Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-92177 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-92177 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-92177?
- 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-2026-92177?
- 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-2026-92177 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-92177?
- 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 write flaw in PDF Architect's PDF file parsing logic. The root cause is insufficient validation of user-supplied data in PDF files, allowing an attacker to write past the end of an allocated buffer. Exploitation requires user interaction—the target must open a malicious PDF file via email attachment, web download, or direct file access. A successful exploit executes arbitrary code in the application's process context, potentially allowing full system compromise. Patches are expected from pdfforge; users should currently avoid opening untrusted PDF files in this product.
Affected products
- pdfforge PDF Architect
Timeline
- 2026-01-27: disclosed: Vulnerability reported to vendor
- 2026-03-23: other: Vendor confirmed receipt of report
- 2026-08-31: advisory: ZDI-26-612 coordinated public advisory release