High severity · published Aug 6, 2022
CVE-2022-26979
Foxit PDF Reader before 12.0.1 and PDF Editor before 12.0.1 allow a NULL pointer dereference when this.Span is used for oState of Collab.addStateModel, because this.Span.text can…
7.5
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Foxit PDF Reader before 12.0.1 and PDF Editor before 12.0.1 allow a NULL pointer dereference when this.Span is used for oState of Collab.addStateModel, because this.Span.text can be NULL.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 66% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PE
Pdf Editor · Foxit
before 12.0.1 · source: NVD
PR
Pdf Reader · Foxit
before 12.0.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26979
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-26979
Exploit
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WpwDgVRU-Mb792z6dgDoWMXDRSeB8ZLU/view?usp=sharing
Vendor Advisory
https://www.foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html
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