CVE-2025-32451

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2025-08-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-824

Description

A memory corruption vulnerability exists in Foxit Reader 2025.1.0.27937 due to the use of an uninitialized pointer. A specially crafted Javascript code inside a malicious PDF document can trigger this vulnerability, which can lead to memory corruption and result in arbitrary code execution. An attacker needs to trick the user into opening the malicious file to trigger this vulnerability. Exploitation is also possible if a user visits a specially crafted, malicious site if the browser plugin extension is enabled.

Affected products

Foxit Pdf Reader: 2025.1.0.27937

References

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2202
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2202

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