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TI-2025-00762 Aliases CVE-2025-0899GHSA-gxv5-f49x-7hp5

Use after free in PDF-XChange Editor

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-416Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

PDF-XChange Editor AcroForm 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 AcroForms. 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 vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-25349.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00607 49th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
PDF-XChangePDF-XChange Editor10.3.1.387—No fix listedCNA
  • PDF-XChange Editor VendorPDF-XChange Affected 10.3.1.387 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-xchange_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 10.4.1.389VulnerablePDF-XChange
  • cpe:2.3:a:pdf-xchange:pdf-xchange_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 10.4.1.389 Vulnerable ·PDF-XChange

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-0899
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gxv5-f49x-7hp5

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2022-20621 Out-of-bounds write in PDF-XChange Editor CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2025-00773 Out-of-bounds write in PDF-XChange Editor CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-00766 Heap-based buffer overflow in PDF-XChange Editor CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-00764 Out-of-bounds read in PDF-XChange Editor CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-00774 Out-of-bounds read in PDF-XChange Editor CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-00772 Out-of-bounds read in PDF-XChange Editor CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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