CVE-2023-41257Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Code execution via unvalidated radio-button object reuse

Published Nov 27, 2023 · Updated Nov 4, 2025

Type confusion in Foxit PDF Reader 12.1.3.15356 allows remote attackers to execute code through JavaScript in a crafted PDF. The Radio Button field value setter reuses an object reset during a Calculate callback and later accesses it without validating its new type. Exploitation requires opening the PDF, or visiting a malicious site when the browser plugin is enabled, and runs code in the reader process.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability1.63%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Type confusion in Foxit PDF Reader 12.1.3.15356 allows remote attackers to execute code through JavaScript in a crafted PDF. The Radio Button field value setter reuses an object reset during a Calculate callback and later accesses it without validating its new type. Exploitation requires opening the PDF, or visiting a malicious site when the browser plugin is enabled, and runs code in the reader process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-41257
Published
Nov 27, 2023
Updated
Nov 4, 2025
Vendor
Foxit Software
Product
Foxit PDF Reader
Classifications
CWE-843, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 27, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 4, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=12.1.3.15356

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Foxit Software · Foxit PDF Readerversion=12.1.3.15356

Published CVSS scores

8.8Cisco TalosCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-843Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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