Foxit PDF Editor/Reader Crash via Malformed PRC 3D Stream
The PRC file header parsing logic trusts the constructed file structure description information, assumes that the underlying array contains elements and reads them, leading to out-of-bounds reads and application crashes.
- Published
- Jul 8, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 9, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 5th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-125
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Action score
24
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 24 / 40 · 6.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
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- CNA · Foxit
- 6.1
- 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.
Affected 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 |
| 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 13.2.4.24048 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 editor2025.1.0.66692 and later · up to 2025.3.0.69570 inclusive
- foxit pdf editor2026.1.0.70169 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 editor2023.1.0.55583 and later · up to 2023.3.0.63083 inclusive
- foxit pdf editor2024.1.0.63682 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 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.
- Roddy Chowfinder
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2025-66496201 days apartFoxit PDF Reader 3D Annotation Out-of-Bounds Memory Access Vulnerability31Monitor
- CVE-2025-66497201 days apartFoxit PDF Reader 3D Annotation Out-of-Bounds Memory Access Vulnerability31Monitor
- CVE-2025-66498201 days apartFoxit PDF Reader 3D Annotation Out-of-Bounds Memory Access Vulnerability31Monitor
- CVE-2025-9326309 days apartFoxit PDF Reader PRC File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability31Monitor
- CVE-2025-9328309 days apartFoxit PDF Reader PRC File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability31Monitor
- CVE-2025-9329309 days apartFoxit PDF Reader PRC File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability31Monitor
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
- low · data can be read
- 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
- Low
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds ReadCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/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.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
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We use this product, ask for helpChange 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.