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High severity · published Jan 26, 2023
CVE-2022-41148
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of PDF-XChange Editor
7.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of PDF-XChange Editor. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of U3D files. Crafted data in a U3D file can trigger a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-18338.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 32% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PE
Pdf-xchange Editor · Pdf-xchange
before 9.5.366.0 · source: NVD
Affected product
PE
Pdf-xchange Editor
Pdf-xchange
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41148
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-41148
Vendor Advisory
https://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor/history
Third Party Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1345/
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