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CVE-2026-57238
Foxit PDF Editor/Reader Annotation Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
High7.8EPSS 0.17%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- Foxit
Description
After the application opened the PDF, JavaScript deleted the form field object. Subsequently, it attempted to access the invalid object, which caused the application to crash.
Timeline
ID reserved
By Foxit
- 14 days later
· 14 days later
Published
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| FoxitCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.17% · top 94% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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
References (1)
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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