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CVE-2026-57240

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-416 Use After Free
Publication date:
08/07/2026
Last modified:
09/07/2026

Description

When the application opens a PDF file and JavaScript deletes the PDF fields, the subsequent logic still uses the old field pointers, resulting in invalid pointer references and causing the application to crash.

Impact

Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.80 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x
7.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 13.2.4.24048 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 14.0.0.33046 (including) 14.0.4.33508 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 2023.1.0.15510 (including) 2023.3.0.23028 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 2024.1.0.23997 (including) 2024.4.1.27687 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 2025.1.0.27937 (including) 2025.3.0.35737 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 2026.1.0.36452 (including) 2026.1.1.36485 (including)
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 2026.1.1.36485 (including)
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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