CVE 7.8 HIGH

Foxit PDF Reader Annotation Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability_CVE-2025-66495

7.8 / 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the annotation handling of Foxit PDF Reader before 2025.2.1, 14.0.1, and 13.2.1 on Windows and MacOS. When opening a PDF containing specially crafted JavaScript, a pointer to memory that has already been freed may be accessed or dereferenced, potentially allowing a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2025-66495
Source Foxit
Published Dec 19, 2025 at 07:09

Affected Product

Vendor Foxit Software Inc.
Product Foxit PDF Reader
Version Versions 2025.2.1 and earlier
Affected Versions Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Reader Versions 2025.2.1 and earlier
Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Reader Versions 14.0.1 and earlier
Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Reader Versions 13.2.1 and eariler
Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Editor Versions 2025.2.1 and earlier
Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Editor Versions 14.0.1 and earlier
Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Editor Versions 13.2.1 and eariler

CWE Classification

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