CVE-2022-34873: Foxit PDF Editor

Low severity, CVSS 3.3. EPSS: 0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Foxit PDF Reader 11.2.1.53537. 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 Annotation objects. By performing actions in JavaScript, an attacker can trigger a read past the end of an allocated object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-16777.

Affected products

• Foxit PDF Editor: up to and including 10.1.8.37795; from 11.0, up to and including 11.2.2.53575
• Foxit PDF Reader: up to and including 11.2.2.53575

Published 2022-07-18. Last modified 2026-06-17.