CVE-2022-43638

Code execution via unvalidated U3D object use

Published Mar 29, 2023 · Updated Feb 12, 2025

Use-after-free in U3D parsing in Foxit PDF Reader 12.0.1.12430 allows remote attackers to execute code via a malicious page or file. The parser performs operations on a referenced U3D object without first validating that the object still exists. Exploitation requires user interaction and runs attacker-controlled code with the privileges of the current reader process.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability1.09%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Use-after-free in U3D parsing in Foxit PDF Reader 12.0.1.12430 allows remote attackers to execute code via a malicious page or file. The parser performs operations on a referenced U3D object without first validating that the object still exists. Exploitation requires user interaction and runs attacker-controlled code with the privileges of the current reader process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-43638
Published
Mar 29, 2023
Updated
Feb 12, 2025
Vendor
Foxit Software
Product
Foxit PDF Reader
Classifications
CWE-416, T1203
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 29, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 12, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=12.0.1.12430

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Foxit Software · Foxit PDF Readerversion=12.0.1.12430

Published CVSS scores

7.8Zero Day InitiativeCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-416Use After Free
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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