CVE-2025-0899
HIGHPDF-XChange Editor < 10.4.1.389 - Use-After-Free in AcroForm Handling
Title source: llmDescription
PDF-XChange Editor AcroForm Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. 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 handling of AcroForms. 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 vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-25349.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_research-advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-061/
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0042
EPSS Percentile
61.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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-416
Status
published
Products (1)
pdf-xchange/pdf-xchange_editor
< 10.4.1.389
Published
Feb 11, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026