CVE-2026-57248

Foxit PDF Editor/Reader Annotation Improper Release 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 writes annotation attributes, there is a lack of sufficient object type and argument checks. As a result, due to the damage to the internal structure of the annotations, it causes the application to crash during subsequent release.

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-763 Release of invalid pointer or reference

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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