CVE-2025-55313
HighCVSS 7.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk7th percentile - higher than 7% of all known CVEs
Summary
Foxit PDF and Editor for Windows and macOS before 13.2 and 2025 before 2025.2 allow potential arbitrary code execution when processing crafted PDF files. The vulnerability stems from insufficient handling of memory allocation failures after assigning an extremely large value to a form field's charLimit property via JavaScript, which can cause memory corruption. An attacker can exploit this by persuading a user to open a malicious file.
Risk Assessment
Successful exploitation may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user opening the PDF, potentially leading to system compromise or data theft. This risk is especially relevant in organizations where employees regularly open PDF documents from external sources.
Recommendation
Update Foxit PDF and Editor to version 13.2 or 2025.2 (or later). Additionally, train users to be cautious when opening PDF files from untrusted sources.
Other vulnerabilities in Foxit PDF and Editor
See all- CVE-2025-55314High
An issue was discovered in Foxit PDF and Editor for Windows and macOS before 13.2 and 2025 before 2025.2. When pages in a PDF are deleted via JavaScript, the application may fail to properly update internal states. Subsequent annotation management operations assume these states are valid, causing dereference of invalid or released memory. This can lead to memory corruption, application crashes, and potentially allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.
- CVE-2025-55309Medium
An issue was discovered in Foxit PDF and Editor for Windows and macOS before 13.2 and 2025 before 2025.2. A crafted PDF can contain JavaScript that attaches an OnBlur action on a form field that destroys an annotation; during user right-click interaction, the program's internal focus change handling prematurely releases the annotation object, resulting in a use-after-free vulnerability that may cause memory corruption or application crashes.
- CVE-2025-55308Medium
An issue was discovered in Foxit PDF and Editor for Windows before 13.2 and 2025 before 2025.2. A crafted PDF containing JavaScript that calls closeDoc() while internal objects are still in use can cause premature release of these objects; this use-after-free vulnerability may lead to memory corruption, potentially resulting in information disclosure when the PDF is opened.
Original NVD description (English source)
An issue was discovered in Foxit PDF and Editor for Windows and macOS before 13.2 and 2025 before 2025.2. They allow potential arbitrary code execution when processing crafted PDF files. The vulnerability stems from insufficient handling of memory allocation failures after assigning an extremely large value to a form field's charLimit property via JavaScript. This can result in memory corruption and may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code by persuading a user to open a malicious file.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS