A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the way Foxit Reader 2024.3.0.26795 handles a 3D page object.
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the way Foxit Reader 2024.3.0.26795 handles a 3D page object. 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.
- Published
- Dec 18, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.3% · 69th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-416
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Action score
35
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 1.3%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- proof of concept
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · talos
- 8.8
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Noroxi analysis
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| foxit | pdf editor | cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor |
| foxit | pdf reader | cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_reader |
| microsoft | windows | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- foxit pdf editorup to 11.2.11.54113 inclusive
- foxit pdf editor12.0.0 and later · up to 12.1.8.15703 inclusive
- foxit pdf editor13.0.0 and later · up to 13.1.4.23147 inclusive
- foxit pdf editor2023.1.0.15510 and later · up to 2023.3.0.23028 inclusive
- foxit pdf editor2024.1.0.23997 and later · up to 2024.3.0.26795 inclusive
- foxit pdf readerup to 2024.3.0.26795 inclusive
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (talos). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Foxit Foxit Reader
- 2024.3.0.26795affected
Same product
foxit: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2023-27363Foxit PDF Reader exportXFAData Exposed Dangerous Method Remote Code Execution Vulnerability45Plan
- CVE-2024-25938A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the way Foxit Reader 2024.1.0.23997 handles a Barcode widget.40Plan
- CVE-2024-25648A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the way Foxit Reader 2024.1.0.23997 handles a ComboBox widget.40Plan
- CVE-2024-25575A type confusion vulnerability vulnerability exists in the way Foxit Reader 2024.1.0.23997 handles a Lock object.40Plan
- CVE-2022-28104Foxit PDF Editor v11.3.1 was discovered to contain an arbitrary file upload vulnerability.40Plan
- CVE-2022-24971This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader 11.1.0.52543.36Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
- KPCCisco Talos.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2024-25648232 days apartA use-after-free vulnerability exists in the way Foxit Reader 2024.1.0.23997 handles a ComboBox widget.40Plan
- CVE-2024-25938232 days apartA use-after-free vulnerability exists in the way Foxit Reader 2024.1.0.23997 handles a Barcode widget.40Plan
- CVE-2024-495760 days apartA use-after-free vulnerability exists in the way Foxit Reader 2024.3.0.26795 handles a checkbox CBF_Widget object.35Monitor
- CVE-2024-925426 days apartFoxit PDF Reader Annotation Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability35Monitor
- CVE-2024-7723119 days apartFoxit PDF Reader AcroForm Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability35Monitor
- CVE-2024-7724119 days apartFoxit PDF Reader AcroForm Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability35Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-416 · Use After FreeCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-secondary
Root cause
After a memory region is freed, another reference pointing to it is still used. By then, the same region may have been allocated for different data.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-416 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
free(dev->buf);/* ... another thread is still running ... */process(dev->buf);Fixed
lock(&dev->lock);free(dev->buf);dev->buf = NULL;unlock(&dev->lock);Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.