Description
A memory corruption vulnerability exists in Foxit Reader 2025.1.0.27937 due to the use of an uninitialized pointer. A specially crafted Javascript code inside a malicious PDF document can trigger this vulnerability, which can lead to memory corruption and result in arbitrary code execution. An attacker needs to trick the user into opening the malicious file to trigger this vulnerability. Exploitation is also possible if a user visits a specially crafted, malicious site if the browser plugin extension is enabled.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2202
Third Party Advisory
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2202
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0054
EPSS Percentile
41.1%
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
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-824
Status
published
Products (1)
foxit/pdf_reader
2025.1.0.27937
Published
Aug 13, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026