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CVE-2026-57237· NVD / CVE Program· CNA Foxit

Foxit PDF Editor/Reader Annotation Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

When the application opens a PDF and JavaScript modifies the properties of form fields, it causes the state of the underlying objects referenced by the program to become invalid. Eventually, it reads an illegal memory address, which leads to the crash of the application.

HighCVSS 7.8 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Jul 8, 2026
Updated
Jul 9, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 6th percentile
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Action score

31

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.2%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · Foxit
7.8
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Affected systems

VendorProduct
foxitpdf editor
foxitpdf reader
microsoftwindows
applemacos

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 13.2.4.24048 inclusive
  • foxit pdf editor14.0.0.33046 and later · up to 14.0.4.33508 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 2024.4.1.27687 inclusive
  • foxit pdf editor2025.1.0.27937 and later · up to 2025.3.0.35737 inclusive
  • foxit pdf editor2026.1.0.36452 and later · up to 2026.1.1.36485 inclusive
  • foxit pdf editor2025.1.0.27937 and later · up to 2025.3.0.69570 inclusive
  • foxit pdf editor2026.1.0.36452 and later · up to 2026.1.1.70276 inclusive
  • foxit pdf editorup to 13.2.3.63444 inclusive
  • foxit pdf editor14.0.0.33046 and later · up to 14.0.3.69295 inclusive
  • foxit pdf editor2023.1.0.15510 and later · up to 2023.3.0.63083 inclusive
  • foxit pdf editor2024.1.0.23997 and later · up to 2024.4.1.66479 inclusive
  • foxit pdf readerup to 2026.1.1.36485 inclusive
  • foxit pdf readerup to 2026.1.1.70276 inclusive

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Foxit). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Editor

    • Versions 2026.1.1 and earlier, Versions 14.0.4 and earlier, Versions 13.2.4 and earlier, Versions 2026.1.1 and earlier, Versions 14.0.3 and earlier, Versions 13.2.3 and earlieraffected

  • Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Reader

    • Versions 2026.1.1 and earlieraffected

Same product

foxit: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2023-27363Foxit PDF Reader exportXFAData Exposed Dangerous Method Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    45Plan
  • 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.

EPSS, last 120 days

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

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2026-131280 days apartFoxit PDF Editor/Reader Doc Object Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2026-131290 days apartFoxit PDF Editor/Reader Annotation Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2026-572380 days apartFoxit PDF Editor/Reader Annotation Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2026-572420 days apartFoxit PDF Editor/Reader Page Use-After-Free Vulnerability
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2026-572440 days apartFoxit PDF Editor/Reader Form Control Use-After-Free Vulnerability
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2026-572560 days apartFoxit Editor/Reader List Box Format Use-After-Free Vulnerability
    31Monitor

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

  • Someone with local access to the system 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
Local
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 Free

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

c
free(dev->buf);/* ... another thread is still running ... */process(dev->buf);

Fixed

c
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.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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