CVE-2025-55312 Use after free in n/a
A use-after-free vulnerability in Foxit PDF Editor allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause crashes via malicious PDFs.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-55312?
CVE-2025-55312 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Foxit Pdf Editor, published on 11 Dec 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Foxit PDF and Editor for Windows 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.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-55312?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Foxit Pdf Editor, Foxit Pdf Reader.
How do I fix CVE-2025-55312?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-55312 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2025-55312 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-55312 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Foxit Pdf Editor
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m4wx-hvh8-h9r5.