CVE-2026-57250
HIGH 7.8 ALL-YEARSWhen the application opens a PDF and JavaScript resets the form fields, the script re-enters the interface. The underlying native object is damaged, but the application does not perform validation. The function call on the damaged object leads to the application crashing.
Severe if exploited (CVSS 7.8), but no confirmed exploitation. Patch on a normal cadence.
Exploitation likelihood
0.2%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 6th percentile
Impact if exploited
7.8CVSS 3.1 · HIGH · CNA
- ConfidentialityHigh
- IntegrityHigh
- AvailabilityHigh
What an attacker needs
- ⚠Access: Requires local access to the host
- ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
- ⚠User interaction: A user must take an action (click / open a file)
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept
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Affected
Vendors Foxit Software Inc. Foxit Microsoft Apple
Products Foxit Pdf Editor Foxit Pdf Reader Pdf Editor Pdf Reader Windows Macos
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-416: Use after free
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References and research data (JSON)
Known Affected Software Configurations
| Vendor | Product | Version range |
|---|---|---|
| Foxit | Pdf Editor | ≤ 13.2.4.24048 |
| Foxit | Pdf Editor | ≥ 14.0.0.33046 and ≤ 14.0.4.33508 |
| Foxit | Pdf Editor | ≥ 2023.1.0.15510 and ≤ 2023.3.0.23028 |
| Foxit | Pdf Editor | ≥ 2024.1.0.23997 and ≤ 2024.4.1.27687 |
| Foxit | Pdf Editor | ≥ 2025.1.0.27937 and ≤ 2025.3.0.35737 |
| Foxit | Pdf Editor | ≥ 2026.1.0.36452 and ≤ 2026.1.1.36485 |
| Foxit | Pdf Reader | ≤ 2026.1.1.36485 |
| Foxit | Pdf Editor | ≤ 13.2.3.63444 |
| Foxit | Pdf Editor | ≥ 14.0.0.68868 and ≤ 14.0.3.69295 |
| Foxit | Pdf Editor | ≥ 2023.1.0.55583 and ≤ 2023.3.0.63083 |
| Foxit | Pdf Editor | ≥ 2024.1.0.63682 and ≤ 2024.4.1.66479 |
| Foxit | Pdf Editor | ≥ 2025.1.0.66692 and ≤ 2025.3.0.69570 |
| Foxit | Pdf Editor | ≥ 2026.1.0.70169 and ≤ 2026.1.1.70276 |
| Foxit | Pdf Reader | ≤ 2026.1.1.70276 |
All CVSS metrics
- HIGH 7.8 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - HIGH 7.8 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Advisories
- https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html CVE record · Foxit · Updated 2026-07-08T07:36:01.416Z
NVD · CVE-2026-57250 · Updated 2026-07-09T13:10:49.880 - https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-42193 EUVD · EUVD-2026-42193
Sources: NVD · CVE.org · All sources and attribution · EPSS