# CVE-2025-32451: Memory corruption in Foxit Reader

> An attacker can achieve arbitrary code execution by tricking a user into opening a malicious PDF or visiting a crafted site with the browser plugin enabled.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Aug 2025
- **Updated:** 3 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6rrf-jvv2-v2hc

## What is CVE-2025-32451?

CVE-2025-32451 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Foxit Pdf Reader, published on 13 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

A memory corruption vulnerability exists in Foxit Reader 2025.1.0.27937 due to the use of an uninitialized pointer. A specially crafted Javascript code inside a malicious PDF document can trigger this vulnerability, which can lead to memory corruption and result in arbitrary code execution. An attacker needs to trick the user into opening the malicious file to trigger this vulnerability. Exploitation is also possible if a user visits a specially crafted, malicious site if the browser plugin extension is enabled.

Weakness: CWE-824 (Access of Uninitialized Pointer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-32451?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Foxit Pdf Reader.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-32451?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-32451 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-32451 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-32451 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Foxit Pdf Reader

- [CVE-2021-38563](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38563/): Null dereference in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-28888](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28888/): Use after free in Foxit Reader (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-27379](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27379/): Use after free in Foxit Reader (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-28744](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28744/): Use after free in Foxit Reader (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-32664](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32664/): Memory corruption in Foxit Reader (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-32451 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-32451 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Foxit Pdf Reader, published on 13 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-32451 exists.

Affected product: Foxit Pdf Reader. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-32451/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-32451/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-32451
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-32451
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-32451

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-32451/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.