CVE-2026-57238 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

After the application opened the PDF, JavaScript deleted the form field object. Subsequently, it attempted to access the invalid object, which caused the application to crash.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00116.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Foxit Software Inc.

Foxit PDF Editor

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Versions 2026.1.1 and earlier`	affected	—
`Versions 14.0.4 and earlier`	affected	—
`Versions 13.2.4 and earlier`	affected	—

Foxit Software Inc.

Foxit PDF Reader

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Versions 2026.1.1 and earlier`	affected	—

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Project Subscriptions

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

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

History

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		After the application opened the PDF, JavaScript deleted the form field object. Subsequently, it attempted to access the invalid object, which caused the application to crash.
Title		Foxit PDF Editor/Reader Annotation Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-416
References		https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Foxit

Published: 2026-07-08T07:36:28.457Z

Updated: 2026-07-08T13:18:08.981Z

Reserved: 2026-06-24T03:01:15.648Z

Link: CVE-2026-57238

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-08T13:18:04.789Z

NVD

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Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-416

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