CVE-2026-57256 (GCVE-0-2026-57256)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-08 07:35 – Updated: 2026-07-08 07:35
VLAI
Title
Foxit Editor/Reader List Box Format Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Summary
When the application opens a PDF and executes JavaScript, it performs abnormal operations on the list box field, and this operation is repeated after the form is reset. During this process, the application failed to adequately verify the validity of the form objects and their internal dictionary pointers, resulting in accessing internal members of invalid or improperly initialized fields. This led to an illegal pointer read, ultimately causing the application to crash.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Editor Affected: Versions 2026.1.1 and earlier
Affected: Versions 14.0.4 and earlier
Affected: Versions 13.2.4 and earlier
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Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Editor Affected: Versions 2026.1.1 and earlier
Affected: Versions 14.0.3 and earlier
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Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Reader Affected: Versions 2026.1.1 and earlier
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Credits
KPC of Cisco Talos
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