CVE-2025-66493 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2025-66493

Foxit PDF Reader AcroForm Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vulnerability Description

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the AcroForm handling of Foxit PDF Reader and Foxit PDF Editor before 2025.2.1,14.0.1 and 13.2.1 on Windows . When opening a PDF containing specially crafted JavaScript, a pointer to memory that has already been freed may be accessed or dereferenced, potentially allowing a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Anonymous working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

References

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Affected Vendor

Foxit Software Inc.

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Affected Software

Foxit PDF Editor, Foxit PDF Reader
Vulnerable Versions:
Versions 2025.2.1 and earlier, Versions 14.0.1 and earlier, Versions 13.2.1 and earlier

Timeline

Official Publish: December 19th, 2025
Last Modified: December 19th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-416

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
Privilege Escalation
T1055 Process Injection
Defense Evasion
T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer
Command and Control
T1485 Data Destruction
Impact