CVE-2025-0899

HIGH

PDF-XChange Editor < 10.4.1.389 - Use-After-Free in AcroForm Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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