CVE-2026-57240

Foxit PDF Editor/Reader Form Field Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

State: Published
Severity: 7.8 High
Published: Jul 8, 2026
Updated: Jul 8, 2026
Reserved: Jun 24, 2026

Description

When the application opens a PDF file and JavaScript deletes the PDF fields, the subsequent logic still uses the old field pointers, resulting in invalid pointer references and causing the application to crash.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	7.8 High	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	Foxit

Weaknesses

CWE-416 Use after free

Affected Products

Product	Versions
Foxit PDF EditorFoxit Software Inc.	Versions 2026.1.1 and earlierAffected Versions 14.0.4 and earlierAffected Versions 13.2.4 and earlierAffected
Foxit PDF ReaderFoxit Software Inc.	Versions 2026.1.1 and earlierAffected

References

https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html

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