High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 18, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-24362
CVE-2022-24362
Description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader 11.1.0.52543. 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 parsing 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-15987.
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Affected products
4= 11.1.0.52543+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: = 11.1.0.52543
- (no CPE)range: 11.1.0.52543
- cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=11.1.0.52543
Patches
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References
2- www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-273/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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