CVE-2026-57237

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CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

EPSS

<1%p7

Published

Jul 8, 2026 (Jul 8, 2026)

Modified

Jul 9, 2026

Description

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.

Vendors: foxit
Products: pdf editor, pdf reader
Weakness: CWE-416
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (0.2%)

In the news1 stories

ZDI-26-600: Foxit PDF Reader Annotation Use-After-Free Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Foxit PDF Reader annotation use-after-free (CVE-2026-57237, CVSS 3.3) can disclose sensitive information when users open malicious PDFs.

ZDI-26-600 documents a use-after-free in Foxit PDF Reader annotation handling that allows remote information disclosure, tracked as CVE-2026-57237 with CVSS 3.3. Exploitation requires user interaction such as opening a malicious file or visiting a malicious page. The advisory was published by the Zero Day Initiative on August 24, 2026.

ZDI Published AdvisoriesAug 24, 05:00 UTC · 22d agoAdvisory CVE-2026-57237