CVE-2025-0899CWE-416

PDF-XChange Editor AcroForm Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High · published February 11, 2025

CVSS v3.0
7.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
48.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

PDF-XChange Editor AcroForm Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of PDF-XChange Editor. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the handling of AcroForms. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-25349.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00602 · 48.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-416 · Use After Free
Published
2025-02-11T19:22Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 11 FEB 19:22Z
    PDF-XChange Editor AcroForm Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    cvelistv5