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GHSA-MVFX-5V77-GHPF

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-08 09:31 – Updated: 2026-07-08 09:31

Details

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.

Severity

7.8 (High)


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

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CVE-2026-57240 (GCVE-0-2026-57240)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-08 07:36 – Updated: 2026-07-08 12:20

Title

Foxit PDF Editor/Reader Form Field Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Summary

Severity

7.8 (High)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-416 - Use after free

Assigner

Foxit

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html

Impacted products

2 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
Foxit Software Inc.	Foxit PDF Reader	Affected: Versions 2026.1.1 and earlier

Credits

XuPeng

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Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-MVFX-5V77-GHPF

CVE-2026-57240 (GCVE-0-2026-57240)

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