CVE-2026-57238
Received Received - Intake

JavaScript Object Access Leading to Application Crash in PDF Viewer

Publication date: 2026-07-08

Last updated on: 2026-07-08

Assigner: Foxit

Description
After the application opened the PDF, JavaScript deleted the form field object. Subsequently, it attempted to access the invalid object, which caused the application to crash.

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Published
2026-07-08
Last Modified
2026-07-08
Generated
2026-07-08
AI Q&A
2026-07-08
EPSS Evaluated
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NVD
CVE-2026-57238
EUVD
EUVD-2026-42181

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Currently, no data is known.

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CWE ID Description
CWE-416 The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.

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Impact Analysis

The impact of this vulnerability is that it can cause the application to crash. According to the CVSS score, this crash can lead to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts, meaning it could potentially disrupt service and compromise sensitive data.

Executive Summary

This vulnerability occurs when a PDF application opens a PDF file containing JavaScript that deletes a form field object. After deleting this object, the JavaScript attempts to access the now invalid object, which causes the application to crash.

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