CVE-2025-27931 Information disclosure in PDF-XChange Editor
An attacker can disclose sensitive information by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted EMF file in PDF-XChange Editor.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-27931?
CVE-2025-27931 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pdf-Xchange Pdf-Xchange Editor, published on 5 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in the EMF functionality of PDF-XChange Editor version 10.5.2.395. By using a specially crafted EMF file, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to perform an out-of-bounds read, potentially leading to the disclosure of sensitive information.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-27931?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pdf-Xchange Pdf-Xchange Editor.
How do I fix CVE-2025-27931?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-27931 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-27931 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-27931 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Pdf-Xchange Pdf-Xchange Editor
- CVE-2025-0899 PDF-XChange Editor AcroForm Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-0901 PDF-XChange Editor Doc Object Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-0903 PDF-XChange Editor RTF File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-0910 PDF-XChange Editor U3D File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-7352 PDF-XChange Editor PDF File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3q2j-hghg-2fv5.