6.1

CVE-2026-57255: foxit software inc. foxit pdf editor Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS: 6.1v3.1MediumAnalyzed
Published 08-07-2026Last modified 08-07-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-57255 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in foxit software inc. foxit pdf editor. EPSS estimates a 0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
24/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.1/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.15%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 08-07-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-07-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The application opens a PDF containing an abnormal color space whose attributes reference a valid but semantically malformed function. The function's output is not validated; when subsequently read, it produces an illegal pointer that accesses an out-of-bounds region, crashing the application.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.15%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

4%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.15% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.15%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Foxit2 products
  • pdf_editor≤ 13.2.4.24048 | ≥ 14.0.0.33046, ≤ 14.0.4.33508 | ≥ 2023.1.0.15510, ≤ 2023.3.0.23028 | ≥ 2024.1.0.23997, ≤ 2024.4.1.27687 | ≥ 2025.1.0.27937, ≤ 2025.3.0.35737 | ≥ 2026.1.0.36452, ≤ 2026.1.1.36485
  • pdf_reader≤ 2026.1.1.36485
Foxit software inc.2 products

2 vendors · 4 products

References

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