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CVE-2025-14409VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-14409: Soda PDF Desktop · Out-of-bounds Write

Affects Soda PDF DesktopSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.0 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 8% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 23 Dec 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Soda PDF DesktopAffected
  • =14.0.506.23016
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

1. Monitor Soda PDF vendor communications closely and apply official patches immediately upon release to remediate the vulnerability. 2. Until patches are available, restrict the use of Soda PDF Desktop to trusted users and environments, and limit the opening of PDF files from untrusted or unknown sources. 3. Employ application whitelisting and sandboxing techniques to isolate Soda PDF Desktop processes, reducing the impact of potential exploitation. 4. Implement network-level protections such as email filtering and web content scanning to detect and block malicious PDF files or URLs. 5. Educate users on the risks of opening unsolicited or suspicious PDF attachments and visiting untrusted websites. 6. Use endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to monitor for anomalous behaviors indicative of exploitation attempts. 7. Consider alternative PDF readers with a stronger security track record if immediate patching is not feasible. 8. Conduct regular vulnerability assessments and penetration testing focusing on document handling workflows.

Description

Soda PDF Desktop PDF File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Soda PDF Desktop. 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 PDF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-27120.

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