CVE-2025-66495

HIGH

Foxit PDF Reader <2025.2.1, 14.0.1, 13.2.1 - Use After Free

Title source: llm

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the annotation handling of Foxit PDF Reader before 2025.2.1, 14.0.1, and 13.2.1 on Windows and MacOS. When opening a PDF containing specially crafted JavaScript, a pointer to memory that has already been freed may be accessed or dereferenced, potentially allowing a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

Vendor Advisory

https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.0004

EPSS Percentile 13.3%

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-416

Status published

Products (2)

foxit/pdf_editor < 13.2.1.23955

foxit/pdf_reader < 2025.2.1.33197

Published Dec 19, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026