What is CVE-2022-27359?

CVE-2022-27359 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Foxit Pdf Editor, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-05-05.

How severe is CVE-2022-27359?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Foxit Pdf Editor

CVE-2022-27359

Foxit PDF Reader before 12.0.1 and PDF Editor before 12.0.1 allow a this.maildoc NULL pointer dereference.

Published 2022-05-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (63.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 63.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.011 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php (Not Applicable)
drive.google.com/file/d/1INiwZyuuWHWfVOBFnVTf5kC7smynSyOy/view (Permissions Required, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-27359?: CVE-2022-27359 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Foxit Pdf Editor, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-05-05.
How severe is CVE-2022-27359?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.