CVE-2026-57242

HIGH

Foxit PDF Editor/Reader Page Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Title source: cna

Description

The application opens the PDF, and JavaScript modifies the form. However, the related objects on the page lack complete lifecycle management and null value validation; when the page state changes, the application continuously dereferences invalid objects, eventually leading to a crash.

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

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

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.0012

EPSS Percentile 1.9%

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 (6)

foxit/pdf_editor < 13.2.4.24048

foxit/pdf_reader < 2026.1.1.36485

Foxit Software Inc./Foxit PDF Editor Versions 13.2.4 and earlier

Foxit Software Inc./Foxit PDF Editor Versions 14.0.4 and earlier

Foxit Software Inc./Foxit PDF Editor Versions 2026.1.1 and earlier

Foxit Software Inc./Foxit PDF Reader Versions 2026.1.1 and earlier

Published Jul 08, 2026

Tracked Since Jul 08, 2026