Null pointer dereference in Foxit PDF Editor/Reader when accessing stamp annotation
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 22/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.14% (FIRST EPSS).
- 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.
- According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.
Low priority for now. Update when a fix is released; follow the vendor's advisory.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
The application does not validate the presence of required appearance (AP) data before accessing stamp annotation resources. When a PDF contains a stamp annotation missing its AP entry, the code continues to dereference the associated object without a prior null or validity check, which allows a crafted document to trigger a null pointer dereference and crash the application, resulting in denial of service.
- Published
- Mar 31, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.1% · 3th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-476
Report tools
Action score
22
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.1%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · Foxit
- 5.5
- 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.
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| 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 |
| apple | macos | cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos |
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 13.2.2.24014 inclusive
- foxit pdf editor14.0.0.33046 and later · up to 14.0.2.33402 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 editor2024.1.0.63682 and later · up to 2024.4.1.66479 inclusive
- foxit pdf editor2025.1.0.66692 and later · up to 2025.3.0.69570 inclusive
- foxit pdf editorup to 13.2.2.63349 inclusive
- foxit pdf editor14.0.0.68868 and later · up to 14.0.2.69164 inclusive
- foxit pdf editor2023.1.0.55583 and later · up to 2023.3.0.63083 inclusive
- foxit pdf readerup to 2025.3.0.35737 inclusive
- foxit pdf readerup to 2025.3.0.69570 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 2025.3 and earlier, Versions 14.0.2 and earlier, Versions 13.2.2 and earlieraffected
Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Reader
- Versions 2025.3 and earlieraffected
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
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-3774Mar 31, 2026 · Self-Modifications Affecting Altered Printing and Redaction in Foxit PDF Editor30Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-3775Mar 31, 2026 · Foxit PDF Editor/Reader Update Service Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability31Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-3777Mar 31, 2026 · Use after free of view cache in Foxit PDF Editor/Reader31Monitor
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
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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.
- Suyue GuoUCSB Seclabfinder
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2025-55312110 days apartAn issue was discovered in Foxit PDF and Editor for Windows before 13.2 and 2025 before 2025.2.31Monitor
- CVE-2025-55314110 days apartAn issue was discovered in Foxit PDF and Editor for Windows and macOS before 13.2 and 2025 before 2025.2.31Monitor
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
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-476 · NULL Pointer DereferenceCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-secondary
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.