What is CVE-2026-57245?

CVE-2026-57245 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxit Pdf Editor, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-07-08.

How severe is CVE-2026-57245?

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

Use After Free in Foxit Pdf Editor

CVE-2026-57245

When the application opens a PDF, traverses and builds the annotation elements related to hyperlinks, it fails to validate the abnormal annotation relationships and field combinations. This results in the internal objects entering an invalid state. Eventually, during the destruction phase, an invalid pointer write occurred, causing the application to crash.

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

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-2026-57245?: CVE-2026-57245 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxit Pdf Editor, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-07-08.
How severe is CVE-2026-57245?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.