Code execution in Nitro PDF Pro for macOS via crafted PDF
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
Nitro Software, Inc Nitro PDF Pro for macOS v.14.7 has an improper control of code generation flaw (CWE-94) that lets input be turned into executable code without proper checks. A local attacker with low privileges can execute arbitrary code if a user opens a crafted PDF.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
An issue in Nitro Software, Inc Nitro PDF Pro for macOS v.14.7 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Nitro PDF Pro for macOS.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-23 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-45528
- 2026-10-29 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-29 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-29 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-29 Alias added: GHSA-hp4f-xh94-g7r6
References
Sources
- CVE-2025-45528 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-45528 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hp4f-xh94-g7r6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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