Security Vulnerabilities
A vulnerability in Foxit PDF Editor/Reader’s update mechanism allows man-in-the-middle attackers to bypass certificate validation and package integrity checks, potentially enabling arbitrary code execution with system privileges.
CVSS Score
7.9
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2026-09-23
A vulnerability in Foxit PDF Editor/Reader’s update mechanism allows an update package to be replaced between download and high-privilege extraction due to insufficient file locking and integrity validation. This could enable local attackers to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
CVSS Score
8.8
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2026-09-23
Foxit PDF Editor/Reader does not perform sufficient verification of the JPEG2000 image metadata in the PDF file, which leads to out-of-bounds write in the heap buffer during decoding, potentially causing the program to crash and introducing the risk of arbitrary code execution.
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2026-09-23
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in Foxit PDF Editor/Reader’s handling of PDF annotations. Reentrant annotation deletion triggered by embedded JavaScript can cause the application to access an annotation object after it has been released, resulting in a use-after-free condition and application crash.
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2026-09-23
A path traversal vulnerability exists in Foxit PDF Editor/Reader's handling of embedded PDF resources. Insufficient validation of resource file paths may allow files to be written outside their intended locations, potentially enabling arbitrary code execution.
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.002
Published
2026-09-23
A heap-based out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in Foxit PDF Editor/Reader’s WebP image decoding due to improper handling of bitmap stride and target buffer formats. Successful exploitation could result in an application crash.
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2026-09-23
A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the updater of Foxit PDF Editor/Reader due to unsafe loading of dynamic-link libraries from a user-writable directory during high-privilege operations. A local attacker could exploit this issue to execute code with elevated privileges.
CVSS Score
8.8
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2026-09-23
A heap-based out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in Foxit PDF Editor/Reader’s rendering of Circle annotations with malformed Cloudy appearance streams in specially crafted PDF files. Insufficient validation of the appearance geometry can result in memory corruption and application crashes.
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2026-09-23
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in Foxit PDF Editor/Reader’s PDF page-tree handling. A specially crafted PDF can trigger page-structure changes during rendering, causing the application to access released page objects and resulting in memory corruption and an application crash.
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2026-09-23
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in Foxit PDF Editor/Reader’s handling of PDF form fields. Embedded JavaScript may access form-field references after the corresponding fields have been released, resulting in an application crash.
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2026-09-23