CVE-2026-57252
Foxit PDF Editor/Reader AcroForm Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
When the application opens a PDF file, during the process of JavaScript deleting pages and removing attachment annotations, it will cause the attachment panel to continue accessing invalid pointers, eventually leading to the application crashing.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Foxit PDF Editor/Reader AcroForm Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
When the application opens a PDF file, during the process of JavaScript deleting pages and removing attachment annotations, it will cause the attachment panel to continue accessing invalid pointers, eventually leading to the application crashing.
- Record
CVE-2026-57252- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-42200
When the application opens a PDF file, during the process of JavaScript deleting pages and removing attachment annotations, it will cause the attachment panel to continue accessing invalid pointers, eventually leading to the application crashing.
- Record
EUVD-2026-42200- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9428-wgmv-2fjj
When the application opens a PDF file, during the process of JavaScript deleting pages and...
When the application opens a PDF file, during the process of JavaScript deleting pages and removing attachment annotations, it will cause the attachment panel to continue accessing invalid pointers, eventually leading to the application crashing.
- Record
GHSA-9428-wgmv-2fjj- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
When the application opens a PDF file, during the process of JavaScript deleting pages and removing attachment annotations, it will cause the attachment panel to continue accessing invalid pointers, eventually leading to the application crashing.
- Record
CVE-2026-57252- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-57252 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Foxit Pdf Editor, published July 8, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.17%, the 6th percentile. No source names a fixed version.