CVE-2026-57254: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') (CWE-843) in Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Editor
There is an abnormal annotation within the PDF that is referenced by other objects. When the application parses the PDF, it fails to perform proper type checking, ultimately causing the application to crash.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Foxit PDF Editor is caused by the application's failure to perform proper type checking on abnormal annotations within PDFs. When such a PDF is parsed, the type confusion can cause the application to crash. The CVSS score of 7.8 indicates a high severity with local attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No official remediation or patch information is available at this time.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can cause the Foxit PDF Editor application to crash, potentially leading to denial of service and impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the application environment. The vulnerability requires local access and user interaction to trigger.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should exercise caution when opening PDFs from untrusted sources and consider using alternative PDF viewers if possible.
CVE-2026-57254: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') (CWE-843) in Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Editor
Description
There is an abnormal annotation within the PDF that is referenced by other objects. When the application parses the PDF, it fails to perform proper type checking, ultimately causing the application to crash.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.8high
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Foxit PDF Editor is caused by the application's failure to perform proper type checking on abnormal annotations within PDFs. When such a PDF is parsed, the type confusion can cause the application to crash. The CVSS score of 7.8 indicates a high severity with local attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No official remediation or patch information is available at this time.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can cause the Foxit PDF Editor application to crash, potentially leading to denial of service and impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the application environment. The vulnerability requires local access and user interaction to trigger.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should exercise caution when opening PDFs from untrusted sources and consider using alternative PDF viewers if possible.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Foxit
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-24T03:01:18.718Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a4e27edc9d9e3dbe3eaebe0
Added to database: 07/08/2026, 10:35:25 UTC
Last enriched: 07/08/2026, 10:37:41 UTC
Last updated: 07/09/2026, 01:11:28 UTC
Views: 9
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