CVE-2022-43641

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-03-29 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-416

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader 12.0.1.12430. 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 U3D files. 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 in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-18894.

Affected products

Foxit PDF Reader: before 10.1.10; from 11.0.0 before 11.2.4; from 12.0.0.12394 before 12.0.2 — fixed in 10.1.10, 11.2.4, 12.0.2
Foxit Pdf Reader: before 12.0.2 — fixed in 12.0.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Foxit PDF Reader 10.1.10, 11.2.4, 12.0.2; Foxit Pdf Reader 12.0.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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