CVE-2024-8842: PDF-Xchange PDF-Tools

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

PDF-XChange Editor RTF File Parsing Uninitialized Variable 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 parsing of RTF files. The issue results from the lack of proper initialization of memory prior to accessing it. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-24481.

Affected products

• PDF-Xchange PDF-Tools: from 10.3.0.386, before 10.4.0.388 (fixed in 10.4.0.388)
• PDF-Xchange PDF-Xchange Editor: from 10.3.0.386, before 10.4.0.388 (fixed in 10.4.0.388)

Published 2024-11-22. Last modified 2026-06-17.