CVE-2025-6661
PDF-XChange Editor App Object Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Jun 25, 2025
- Updated
- Jun 26, 2025
- Reserved
- Jun 25, 2025
Description
PDF-XChange Editor App Object Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of PDF-XChange Editor. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the handling of App objects. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-26823.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | zdi |
Weaknesses
- CWE-416 Use After Free
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
PDF-XChange EditorPDF-XChange |
|
References
- ZDI-25-446
- vendor-provided URLvendor-advisory
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