CVE-2026-92176
HIGH · 7.8Same-day publication, unverified "public exploit" claims, no KEV, no advisory; mostly social amplification.
What: pdfforge PDF Architect remote code execution via App object out-of-bounds read; user interaction required (CVSS 7.8).
Why it matters: CVE published today; social chatter claims "public exploit" and "0day" but no KEV listing, no vendor advisory visible, and CVSS is HIGH not CRITICAL. Claims of "critical" and "public exploit" appear unsubstantiated—likely early noise pending vendor response and actual PoC confirmation.
Where it's seen: Bluesky feeds recycling NVD data and vulnerability aggregator links; one post inflates severity ("critical") and exploit status without evidence.
RISK: ELEVATED — Out-of-bounds RCE in desktop PDF tool; requires user interaction; vendor response pending.
Description
pdfforge PDF Architect App Object Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of pdfforge PDF Architect. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of App objects. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-28570.
CVSS 3.0 breakdown
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High