CVE-2026-57254 (GCVE-0-2026-57254)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-08 07:36 – Updated: 2026-07-08 12:46
VLAI
Title
Foxit PDF Editor/Reader Annotation Type Confusion Vulnerability
Summary
There is an abnormal annotation within the PDF that is referenced by other objects. When the application parses the PDF, it fails to perform proper type checking, ultimately causing the application to crash.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-843 - Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') (CWE-843)
Assigner
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Editor Affected: Versions 2026.1.1 and earlier
Affected: Versions 14.0.4 and earlier
Affected: Versions 13.2.4 and earlier
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Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Reader Affected: Versions 2026.1.1 and earlier
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Credits
XuPeng
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