Foxit PDF Editor/Reader Annotation Type Confusion Vulnerability

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-57254
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerFoxit
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-07-08 09:16:33 UTC
Updated2026-07-09 11:59:16 UTC
DescriptionThere is an abnormal annotation within the PDF that is referenced by other objects. When the application parses the PDF, it fails to perform proper type checking, ultimately causing the application to crash.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from 14984358-7092-470d-8f34-ade47a7658a2

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.001160000 probability, percentile 0.018680000 (date 2026-07-13)

Problem Types: CWE-843 | CWE-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') (CWE-843)

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.114984358-7092-470d-8f34-ade47a7658a2Secondary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNACVSS7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Foxit Pdf Editor All All All All
Application Foxit Pdf Editor All All All All
Application Foxit Pdf Editor All All All All
Application Foxit Pdf Editor All All All All
Application Foxit Pdf Editor All All All All
Application Foxit Pdf Editor All All All All
Application Foxit Pdf Reader All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Editor affected Versions 2026.1.1 and earlier Windows
CNA Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Editor affected Versions 14.0.4 and earlier Windows
CNA Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Editor affected Versions 13.2.4 and earlier Windows
CNA Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Reader affected Versions 2026.1.1 and earlier Windows

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html 14984358-7092-470d-8f34-ade47a7658a2 www.foxit.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: XuPeng (en)

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