What is CVE-2026-57237?

CVE-2026-57237 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-07-08.

How severe is CVE-2026-57237?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Use After Free in Apple macOS

CVE-2026-57237

When the application opens a PDF and JavaScript modifies the properties of form fields, it causes the state of the underlying objects referenced by the program to become invalid. Eventually, it reads an illegal memory address, which leads to the crash of the application.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.001 (1.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Apple Macos
Foxit Pdf_editor
Foxit Pdf_reader
Foxit Software Inc. Pdf Editor — versions Versions 2026.1.1 and earlier, Versions 14.0.4 and earlier, Versions 13.2.4 and earlier
Foxit Software Inc. Pdf Reader — versions Versions 2026.1.1 and earlier
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

14984358-7092-470d-8f34-ade47a7658a2 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-57237?: CVE-2026-57237 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-07-08.
How severe is CVE-2026-57237?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.