Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-92179 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-92179 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-92179?
- 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-2026-92179?
- 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-2026-92179 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-92179?
- 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 (buffer overflow) in the PDF file parsing engine of pdfforge PDF Architect. The flaw stems from insufficient validation of user-supplied data when processing PDF structures, allowing an attacker to write past the end of an allocated buffer on the heap or stack. The attack vector is local/adjacent (user interaction required) — the target must open a malicious PDF file or visit a malicious page that triggers the parser. Successful exploitation results in arbitrary code execution within the context of the PDF Architect process. No patch has been released as of the advisory date (August 31, 2026); mitigation is limited to avoiding interaction with untrusted PDF files.
Affected products
- pdfforge PDF Architect
Timeline
- 2026-02-19: disclosed: Vulnerability reported to vendor
- 2026-03-23: other: Vendor confirmed receipt of report
- 2026-08-31: advisory: Coordinated public release of advisory