High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 19, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2025-66495
CVE-2025-66495
Description
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the annotation handling of Foxit PDF Reader before 2025.2.1, 14.0.1, and 13.2.1 on Windows and MacOS. 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.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_reader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2025.2.1.33197
- (no CPE)range: <2025.2.1, <14.0.1, <13.2.1
- Foxit Software Inc./Foxit PDF Editorv5Range: Versions 2025.2.1 and earlier
- Foxit Software Inc./Foxit PDF Readerv5Range: Versions 2025.2.1 and earlier
Patches
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References
1- www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
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