CVE-2024-25648Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Code execution via freed ComboBox widget reuse

Published Apr 30, 2024 · Updated Dec 16, 2025

Use-after-free in the ComboBox widget in Foxit PDF Reader 2024.1.0.23997 allows remote attackers to execute code via a malicious PDF. A Format-event callback invokes deletePages twice, frees the CBF_Widget object, and then reuses that object without validation. Exploitation requires opening the crafted document, or visiting a malicious site when the browser plugin is enabled, and yields code execution in the application context.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability15.64%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Use-after-free in the ComboBox widget in Foxit PDF Reader 2024.1.0.23997 allows remote attackers to execute code via a malicious PDF. A Format-event callback invokes deletePages twice, frees the CBF_Widget object, and then reuses that object without validation. Exploitation requires opening the crafted document, or visiting a malicious site when the browser plugin is enabled, and yields code execution in the application context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-25648
Published
Apr 30, 2024
Updated
Dec 16, 2025
Vendor
Foxit Software
Product
Foxit PDF Reader
Classifications
CWE-416, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 30, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 16, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=2024.1.0.23997

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Foxit Software · Foxit PDF Readerversion=2024.1.0.23997

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-416Use After Free
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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