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CVE-2023-42089

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-42089 is a Use-After-Free information disclosure vulnerability in Foxit PDF Reader and Editor for Windows and Mac, stemming from improper handling of templates. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.8) requires user interaction, such as opening a malicious file, to disclose sensitive information and potentially lead to arbitrary code execution when chained with other vulnerabilities. Currently, there is no public exploit code, evidence of active exploitation, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 10.1.12.37872CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 11.0.0, <= 11.2.7.53812CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 12.0.0, <= 12.1.3.15356CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2023.1.0.15510CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor:2023.1.0.15510:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 11.0.0, <= 11.1.5.0913CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:foxit:pdf_editor_for_mac:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

3.3LOW

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.46%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
37.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0046 is in the 38th percentile among its peer group of 11,617 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

foxit.com / support/security-bulletins.html
PatchVendor Advisory
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-23-1422
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry