CVE-2025-66495 | BDVDB-2026-307111 Detail

Foxit SoftwareFoxit PDF Reader

Description#

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the annotation handling of Foxit PDF Reader before 2025.2.1, 14.0.1, and 13.2.1 on Windows and MacOS. When opening a PDF containing specially crafted JavaScript, a pointer to memory that has already been freed may be accessed or dereferenced, potentially allowing a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Impact#

Potential arbitrary code execution

Weaknesses#

CWE-416 Use After Free

References#

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

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12025-12-19Record published in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2025-12-19
Last modified: 2025-12-19

Vendor information

Vendor: Foxit Software
Product: Foxit PDF Reader

All Foxit Software vulnerabilities

Score

7.8 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 23.5.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Memory Corruption

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
Versions 2025.2.1 and earlier
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
Versions 14.0.1 and earlier
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
Versions 13.2.1 and eariler
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

7.8 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).