A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the AcroForm handling of Foxit PDF Reader and Foxit PDF Editor before 2025.2.1,14.0.1 and 13.2.1

on Windows

. When opening a PDF containing specially crafted JavaScript, a pointer to memory that has already been freed may be accessed or dereferenced, potentially allowing a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
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History

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Sun, 21 Dec 2025 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Foxit
Foxit pdf Editor
Foxit pdf Reader
Microsoft
Microsoft windows
Vendors & Products Foxit
Foxit pdf Editor
Foxit pdf Reader
Microsoft
Microsoft windows

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 19 Dec 2025 07:15:00 +0000

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Description A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the AcroForm handling of Foxit PDF Reader and Foxit PDF Editor before 2025.2.1,14.0.1 and 13.2.1 on Windows . When opening a PDF containing specially crafted JavaScript, a pointer to memory that has already been freed may be accessed or dereferenced, potentially allowing a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Title Foxit PDF Reader AcroForm Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-416
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Foxit

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-19T14:51:03.967Z

Reserved: 2025-12-03T01:33:55.297Z

Link: CVE-2025-66493

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-12-19T14:50:47.121Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-12-19T07:16:01.960

Modified: 2025-12-23T17:36:09.803

Link: CVE-2025-66493

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-12-21T21:13:18Z

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