CVE-2022-42408

MEDIUM

PDF-XChange Editor < 9.5.366.0 - Use-After-Free in EMF File Parsing

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information 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 EMF files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-18543.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1366/

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0030
EPSS Percentile 53.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (1)
pdf-xchange/pdf-xchange_editor < 9.5.366.0
Published Jan 26, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026