Medium severity · published May 5, 2022
CVE-2022-27359
Foxit PDF Reader before 12.0.1 and PDF Editor before 12.0.1 allow a this.maildoc NULL pointer dereference
5.5
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Foxit PDF Reader before 12.0.1 and PDF Editor before 12.0.1 allow a this.maildoc NULL pointer dereference.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 64% 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-2022-27359
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-27359
Exploit
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1INiwZyuuWHWfVOBFnVTf5kC7smynSyOy/view?usp=sharing
Not Applicable
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
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