# CVE-2026-57260: Memory corruption in Foxit PDF Editor

> An attacker can cause a denial of service by tricking a user into opening a malicious PDF file with a malformed Unity 3D object.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 8 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-95qp-ggjq-pxh6

## What is CVE-2026-57260?

CVE-2026-57260 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Foxit Pdf Editor, published on 8 Jul 2026. 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

The application opened a PDF file containing an abnormal Unity 3D object. During parsing, the application incorrectly resolved a portion of the abnormal object as a pointer and used it as a valid address, ultimately causing the application to crash.

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-57260?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Foxit Pdf Editor, Foxit Pdf Reader.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-57260?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-57260 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-57260 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-57260 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Foxit Pdf Editor

- [CVE-2022-28104](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28104/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-24954](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24954/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-24955](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24955/): Other in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-91798](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-91798/): Foxit PDF Editor/Reader Updater Privilege Escalation (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-91800](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-91800/): Foxit PDF Editor installer local privilege escalation (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-57260 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-57260 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Foxit Pdf Editor, published on 8 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-57260 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Foxit Pdf Editor. 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-2026-57260/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-57260/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-57260
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-57260
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-57260

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-57260/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.