CVE-2025-55309 — Use After Free in PDF Editor

CWE-416 — Use After Free4 documents4 sources
Severity
6.7MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 97.32%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Foxit PDF EditorFoxit PDF Reader
Timeline
PublishedDec 11

Description

An issue was discovered in Foxit PDF and Editor for Windows and macOS before 13.2 and 2025 before 2025.2. A crafted PDF can contain JavaScript that attaches an OnBlur action on a form field that destroys an annotation. During user right-click interaction, the program's internal focus change handling prematurely releases the annotation object, resulting in a use-after-free vulnerability that may cause memory corruption or application crashes.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 0.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDfoxit/pdf_editor2023.1.0.55583 — 2023.3.0.63083+7
▶NVDfoxit/pdf_reader2025.1.0.66692+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

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GHSA
GHSA-2qrh-gx2c-m6wj: An issue was discovered in Foxit PDF and Editor for Windows and macOS before 13↗2025-12-11
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CVEList
CVE-2025-55309: An issue was discovered in Foxit PDF and Editor for Windows and macOS before 13↗2025-12-11
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2025-55309 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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CVE-2025-55309 — Use After Free in Foxit PDF Editor | cvebase