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CVE-2025-6661
PDF-XChange Editor App Object Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of PDF-XChange Editor. 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 handling of App objects. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"defaultStatus":"unknown","product":"PDF-XChange Editor","vendor":"PDF-XChange","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"10.5.2.395"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:a684650fcf197263042087a745b7d7d7563bdd790e26b04ac5e6f32cddc127de · sha256:b8bbbdaacb90ab97… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"baseScore":7.8,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","vectorString":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.0"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_0"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:a684650fcf197263042087a745b7d7d7563bdd790e26b04ac5e6f32cddc127de · sha256:b8bbbdaacb90ab97… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_0
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-416","description":"CWE-416: Use After Free","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:a684650fcf197263042087a745b7d7d7563bdd790e26b04ac5e6f32cddc127de · sha256:b8bbbdaacb90ab97… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
2 source assertions{"name":"vendor-provided URL","tags":["vendor-advisory"],"url":"https://www.pdf-xchange.com/support/security-bulletins.html"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:a684650fcf197263042087a745b7d7d7563bdd790e26b04ac5e6f32cddc127de · sha256:b8bbbdaacb90ab97… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"name":"ZDI-25-446","tags":["x_research-advisory"],"url":"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-446/"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:a684650fcf197263042087a745b7d7d7563bdd790e26b04ac5e6f32cddc127de · sha256:b8bbbdaacb90ab97… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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