CVE-2022-42396

HIGH

PDF-XChange Editor - RCE

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of PDF-XChange Editor. 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 parsing of XPS files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied value prior to dereferencing it as a pointer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-18278.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0029
EPSS Percentile 51.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-119 CWE-822
Status published
Products (1)
pdf-xchange/pdf-xchange_editor < 9.5.366.0
Published Jan 26, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026