When rendering the page image, Foxit PDF Editor/Reader fails to perform validation on image objects whose optional content attributes are malformed. As a result, the program may access an already-freed internal data structure, triggering a crash due to UAF.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 1
- https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html Vendor Advisory
Vendor advisories in the News 1
- ZDI-26-723: Foxit PDF Reader Doc Object Use-After-Free Information Disclosure Vulnerability Zero Day Initiative: published advisories · 2026-09-23
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 7.8 · foxitNVD modified 2026-10-08 12:45
Affected (CPE criteria) 2
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 1
- https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html Vendor Advisory